a person who tries to use reasoning to explain faith gets lost in the wilderness of incomprehension.

My patria vera or true fatherland is the place that enriches my soul.

The purpose of life is to nurture joy, which involves those aspects of humanity that enrich the soul.

...There is no greater dividing force in this world than self-interest...

At the end of the day, what matters is our faith in humanity...

There is no worse way to abuse a man’s patriotism than to estrange him from his homeland, be it his ancestral or adopted land...

I got on stage for the first time when I was seven. From seven until I was about nine it was probably more to do with just being on stage and having the attention.

I had never known her before and I had never loved her so much. The more we know the more we love, I thought.

My biggest obsession is to show Africans and the world who the people of Africa really are.

At some point, I told myself: the dress doesn’t own you, you own the dress! So act like it and attack.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.

Only in death will I relinquish my belts.

The one who is truly born again will love the Word of God.

The hardships of forced marches are often more painful than the dangers of battle

All things deteriorate in time.

I grew up backstage and on movie sets, and I thought they were the most magical places on Earth.