Of course everybodys thinking evolves over time.

Spending one hour with Isaias is far more worthwhile, rewarding and enlightening than reading ten books

As we respond to the assault of our enemy and defend our country, we must never break international laws. Crime can not be solved by more crime.

Africa's downfall has always been the cult of the personality. And their names always seem to begin with M. We've had Mobutu and Mengistu and I'm not going to add Meles to the list.

I know more now than I did in the past about the process of democratization. I know more about the pitfalls.

The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished.

If it is presumed that the Kenyans will democratise in order to eat the peanuts of development assistance from the European Union... it would be a big mistake.

An oversupply of national sentiment is not the problem in Somalia. The problem is a lack of it. The problem is an oversupply of sub-sub-clannish attitude.

Of course everybody's thinking evolves over time. Only dead people cease learning, and I am not certified dead yet. So I am still learning.

Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties.

Even though Laverne and Shirley were always, like, submitting themselves for medical testing and falling asleep on a date or whatever, they always had each other's back.

I speak to my childhood friends almost every day over the Internet.

If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

I like going to the gym every day because I'm in physiotherapy every day.

Praise when merited is not a boon: yet to a generous nature, is it pleasant to utter it.

It's a terrible waste to be happy and not notice it.

Libraries are fun, educational, and the biggest bargain on the face of the earth.

The knife is the balance point for survival in the bush. Without it, you have to stay on the move. With it, you create the opportunity to rest.