I have no plans to seek asylum in the U.S. or elsewhere. I have not thought about citizenship. I love my country, the only problem I have is with the government.

I want to be a voice for my people and I will continue to protest.

Even if I wanted to run for Ethiopia, I wouldn't expect the government or federation to choose me to do that.

The people of Ethiopia are saying they've had enough of the killings and are tired of being exiled, imprisoned, beaten and we are done. We have had enough. We want peace now.

What I want people to know about Ethiopia is that it is a country of nations and nationalities. Oromos are the majority. But Oromos have been so good to Ethiopia but have been marginalized for years.

In Ethiopia, the problem is that you don't know who's who. You don't know who to trust. You don't have any freedom.

People are demanding their rights and not backing down and I hope that change is on the horizon and change will come to Ethiopia soon, so I don't have even go that far to seek a U.S. citizenship.

I'm trying to be careful as much as I can eating this American food. Burgers are heavy. So, I'm trying to minimize that as much as I can.

Sports are my life. It is my life but it's also how I earn a living.

It would be the height of absurdity to label ignorance tempered by humility "faith"!(Institutio III.2.3)

Love is a good medication.

The shortest horror story:The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.

I march in the parade of liberty But as long as I love you I’m not free How long must I suffer such abuse Won’t you let me see you smile one time before I turn you loose?

I really said, 'Okay, this is just the right job for me. This is really what I need to be doing: telling stories through music in lots of different styles of music.'

Thank God when he oppresses you, and again when he releases you.

If I did not have a sense of humor, I would have long ago killed myself.

I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me.

We cross infinity with every step; we meet eternity in every second.

Almost every disruption starts at the perceived fringes of today's market.