Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.

Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.

Without an informed electorate, politicians will continue to use the bottom billion merely for photo opportunities, rather than promoting real transformation.

Poverty is not intrinsically a trap, otherwise we would all still be poor.

Not all developing countries are the same.

Electorates tend to get the politicians they deserve.

I've always preferred crazy to stupid. Stupid can break your heart.

I'm the nice guy who sits there signing everything that's put in front of me.

Those who are truly brave, shall never live in fear.

Did you think the lion was sleeping because he didn't roar?

My life has been one long descent into respectability.

What Tunisia urgently needs, is freedom and the building of a real democracy.

I was raised in a Christian household and heard a lot of praise music, so that's what helps me get to an emotional place.

My dad has a weird hobby; he collects empty bottles... which sounds so much better than "alcoholic."

The sheets grow heavy as a lecher's kiss.