"I want to keep on working for the unity of my country. I want to spend my life for lasting peace, peace which has been robbed by some. There are many, many like me, of all religions, who have not given up hope. I believe that the present state of the country is only a passing phase. Freedom is God's gift. Peace is God's gift. God's gifts are meant for His children. Independence is not a once-and-for-all achievement, but it is forged daily, achieved daily."

"Give me a window to travel and see our people who are in the bush. I need to visit them, there are so many of them, their children have grown, and they have not been taught Catechism, they are not baptized, they are not confirmed and they want Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation. Give me the chance to go and see them. I go there for faith."

"My humble advice to the fighting groups is to stop the violence unconditionally, you are all brothers and sisters, all communities in Upper Nile are paying the unnecessary price for a crime they never committed. I call upon you sons and daughters of the Upper Nile to come together and keep in mind the common good and interests of the region."

"Some elders force their daughters to marry when they are still young in order to obtain cows in exchange. This old mentality must be challenged to allow girls to obtain a quality education that will ensure them a decent future. Education makes the impossible possible."

"An architect of development and a hero for the people of eastern Equatoria and the whole of Southern Sudan."

"Sudan will never fall back into war today or after the referendum to determine the future of the people of Southern Sudan."

"We are all guilty of this unfortunate situation and we have to start to rebuild the youngest Country in the world, and ensure that the population dies of old age and not for war."

"Be pillars of stability, peace and unity in your communities and work for the good of your people. You must be an instrument of reconciliation between people of the community, it is your role as priests as messengers of God. We priests must promote reconciliation between communities."

"The Holy Mother Church stands with the suffering people of South Sudan and therefore it is a great affection to each and every one of us. So we will continue to carry our responsibilities and our duties in order to continue building the Church as God wants it throughout our times."

"If office disagreements are not allowed to spill over and as soon as he is here in Juba, holding hands with all the other leaders, then that will be a key moment of reconciliation of the ordinary citizen."