I think that Africa has made quite rapid progress and a lot of the conflicts that we saw on the continent have abated.

I am still a socialist. I am a left-of-center politician. I believe that in Africa, if you see the poverty around us, you can't afford to be anything else.

And I think that Africa is making progress that the world needs to recognize and assist the continent to continue on that path.

It is not an external enemy we dread. Our foe is shut up within ourselves. An internal warfare is daily waged by us.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

Men learn while they teach.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

This planet is obviously being used as an insane asylum by other planets.

When I go on vacation I just like to do nothing - just hang out at the beach, go eat the best restaurants, and do nothing.

I think when people think of something as basic, they think that it's boring.

Your life~the way it looks today is a result of your choices...What will you choose today for your tomorrows?

It evoked Picasso and Miles Davis for me — two great artists who totally indulged themselves in their work and who they were, but they certainly didn't give a damn what other people thought.

I think a big misconception about GMOs is that there is a scientific consensus on their safety.