All Quotes

"We forget that we are Africans. Things are not moving in the right direction for our countries and it is not that Africa is not self sufficient but Africans look at ourselves as people who cannot develop ourselves yet we have many resources"

"Africans think all civilisation lies in the Western world"

"Oil can be linked to honey. Honey attracts many bees but some of those bees are the bad ones."

"Those who do criticize us are basing their judgment on outdated information"

"First of all, Western democratic nations cannot understand circumstances where someone stays in power for a long time. But in Africa, there exists what we call a person's charisma"

"I can never present myself as God. I am a human being, a very modest one"

"There is no persecution whatsoever of political leaders except for those who are actually involved in attempted coups to assassinate the president or to create the kind of problem that might upset constitutional bodies, because we believe in justice, which is impartial"

"I admire leaders who have stood out in the world and who have worked for world development"

"There will be no prosperity in Africa as long as we lack energy"

"To each his convictions. Mine are to respect… my country’s constitution"

"I don’t have a lesson to impart, I don’t want to criticise anyone"

"We shall continue to work hand in glove to ensure that we consolidate all what we have achieved so far"

"The development of our continent is in our hands my dear presidents…it is in unity and cohesion that our continent will ensure its development"

"We should safeguard peace and security which will particularly guarantee the economic development of our sub-region and our dear continent in general"

"The phenomenon of terrorism falls under international jurisdiction"

"The laws are made by the people"

"We are not obliged to imitate what goes on in other places if it undermines the stability and interests of our country."

"Killing people, blowing yourself up, pointing accusing fingers: that isn’t religion, and it’s very far from Islam."

"I am neither ashamed nor afraid of asking to change the constitution for my personal interest"

"I am accused of corruption,where is my corrupter? where is the proof of this corruption?"

"At the last day God will not ask me whether my church was a wigwam or a log church. He asks not for churches but for souls, and the soul of the poorest Indian living in the most miserable wigwam is as dear to him as the soul of the greatest sovereign."

"He was both priest and physician to the Indians."

"Women matter, and we plead with our men here to make the cases of women their matter."

"What has become of the Affirmative Action Act? … It is high time some considerations are made to make sure that women are more inclusive in the governance of this country."

"I will say: without being - I am."

"I would love to grab you in my arms and kiss you... But I'm afraid..."

"my name was Krzysztof, and also the body - it's so little."

"Was that a bullet, son, or did that heart break?"

"You will die when you have loved Big things with stupid love."

"Listen, I think you'll be bigger than me."

"What would have happened if he had not died in the Warsaw Uprising? Who would care about fat old Baczyński eating chicken noodle soup?"

"On April 20, 1988, throughout the United States and Canada, the first certification examination in will be administered. Those who pass will be awarded a certificate "of recognition of added competence" in geriatrics. This is a landmark event, for several diverse reasons. has emerged as a well-defined field of expertise. Since the now almost legendary committee, chaired by , issued its report in 1979,1 stating that there was clearly a distinct area of geriatric medicine that could be identified by its special body of knowledge and approach to patient care, there has been growing acceptance of that assertion. While at first many in academic medicine and community practice were skeptical, saying "I have been taking care of old people for years already," there is an increasing understanding of better ways to evaluate patients, establish the goals of treatment, and achieve those goals."

"The science of has advanced dramatically. As recently as 20 years ago, theories of the were just beginning to emerge and were largely theoretical. ... In the last 2 decades, advances in genetics and have led to extraordinary new understandings in how cells age, how programs cells to die, and how plays a role in the lifespan of organisms. ... The dual challenges for the 21st century are to link progress in basic science and clinical research to effective clinical care, and to create a health care system with properly trained physicians to provide evidence-based care for the growing numbers of older people."

"The landscape of the US continues to undergo change. As market forces are invoked to drive lower cost, better access, and improved quality, the entities in the health care market continue to diversify. For instance, (with personal electronic health records), // (with the promise of an affordable nonprofit employer health care system), / (combining a health plan with s), emerging -- relationships, and (in discussion to acquire ) represent major relatively recent developments. CVS/Aetna is the most well-developed of these changes. Nearly 6 years ago, the growth of retail clinics was described as a potentially positive disruptor, especially in the expansion of access and convenience.1 Many clinicians were concerned about lack of continuity and delegation of care to nonphysicians, yet these clinics seemed to offer a more accessible and less costly point of care compared with emergency department visits or even physicians’ office visits. If retail clinics could overcome the limits of legacy electronic health records to connect to other components of patients’ care, this model could even create a virtual comprehensive “system” as a point of connectivity and care coordination."

"It is indeed a blessing that the future is veiled to us: had it been revealed to me, there would have been no merit in my perseverance. But the Lord kept me in suspense and gave me only enough strength to keep me from abandoning the idea and to complete the work once it was started."

"[...] when it is a question of foreign affairs, great international questions, I think that so long as I believe a thing is right or not right, I must insist upon its being done or not being done, because I am responsible before God."

"When he is with me, I confess that his arguments are so convincing that I quickly begin to imagine that they are my own."

"The Emperor knows that my personal sympathies and my political opinions draw me to his side [...] After deep reflection it is, however, impossible for me to see how I could be of service to him by mobilizing at once my Army [...] I am forced to think that neutrality is imposed on us which may be useful to him, and I assure him that I will not touch any of my neighbours who are his friends, as long as they do not touch our local Balkan interests. [...] What I ask for to-day is to put into execution that which we have so often discussed together."

"Constantinos must go, for he has betrayed Greece. But why should his son suffer for the folly of his father? The Crown Prince shares his father's guilt, but his younger sons are only boys, and they can be trained to become worthy Kings of Greece. It is only on condition that you preserve the dynasty that shall consent to return to Athens."

"[The] Divine Just State is not a slogan—it’s a system where every believer is both cared for and responsible to care. Some of us are naturally inclined to nurture, heal, teach, cook, drive, clean, build, or organize; those brothers and sisters should be trusted with those tasks. All of us must be willing to lift one another’s burdens—quietly, steadily, day after day—until care becomes the culture."

"I read that some American youths believe people in China have freedom of belief. Some [had] even downloaded the Chinese phone apps Xiaohongshu (RedNote in English) [and] Weibo. Because I fled China to live in a free society, I found this situation baffling—even amusing."

"Underneath the Triple Tree, there’s a man who waits for me, and should I go or should I stay, my fate’s the same either way."

""We have this life to live. It doesn't last forever. We do service for the common good and we take on systematic, dynamic steps to develop our own potential. We make a difference for ourselves. It's a very good way to go"."

"𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚."

"As some of you may know, I am having health challenges which I have found a blessing. So yesterday morning, I was was blessed to have a visit from Gary, his wife Angeli, and the sister of Maricel who is also a very beautiful person."

"She talks of how she felt when she left her body. Heaven is so nice. She didn’t want to come back. So, there is life after ‘death."

"But while we are in this body, let’s be healthy, and contribute in whatever way we can to a world that runs on love. I have no doubt that that’s the way."

"It gave me an exposure and appreciation of how poor people live and survive,"

"You cannot love God without loving the environment. God is everywhere. You can see his hand in everything. From the plants to the stars,"

"It’s an awakening of the people."