I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.

In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.

Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe.

Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d'etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again.

Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word

Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.

I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.

When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.

Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.

Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.

It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.

If the existentialists are right, that life is meaningless, and if we acknowledge that, we are better equipped to find pleasure in small things.

Arrogance is the last thing to die

I'm totally the 'decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super early' guy. I've just always been that way.

Human compassion is equal to human cruelty, and it is up to each of us to tip the balance.

It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.

There's something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the process.

It is good to be helpful and kindly, but don't give yourself to be melted into candle grease for the benefit of the tallow trade.

You can't turn a "no" to a "yes" without a "maybe" in between.

The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.

To make war upon rebellion is messy and slow, like eating soup with a knife.