It's time for Haitians to have access to health care. It's time to open our borders to the Haitian diaspora, open our markets to the world. It's time to open our country to potential investors.

I don't want to force the peacekeeping nations to feel like I'm pushing them out.

Donors need to know what their money is being used for.

The people behind me are the people behind Aristide. They are just looking for better days.

The last five-six presidents of Haiti have failed miserably. And I don't think it would be an honor for me to say I want to be the next 'president.' I want to be the man by with whom change arrives.

I came into the music world in 1988 with a song called Ooh La La, that was like a breath of fresh air in Haitian music.

The Haiti that has been waiting for help and not moving no longer exists. Enough handouts; we need hands up. Enough aid; we need trade.

I believe my past is my strength.

I want to continue to do a good job for my constituents, my party doesn't want me to resign.

When you put more than a million kids in school, you take a plane today and go to Haiti, you cannot see the results. You will see the results in 30 years when you see a different type of Haitian.

Any MP has to have a proper family life, they have to have support of their partner.

There is an end to every journey.Even life will come to an end one moment in time.

Oddly enough success over a period of time is more expensive than failure.

The next century's task will be to rediscover its gods.

Ooh baby, baby, it's a wild world, it's hard just to get by upon a smile.

The whole idea that what is not normal should be kept secret - that's really distasteful to me.

I love free trade. I love the concept of free trade. Everything about it is good. I went to the Wharton School of Finance. They say, Let's go free trade.

Painful memories didn't just ease back in-they shoved the door open hard, all of them and all at once

It was hollow, my triumph, I could feel that, but I held on to it just the same.

It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.

Organizing is always a relationship between the person who arrives and says 'Let's meet together' and the person who comes to the meeting.