It is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers.

Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it.

Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.

We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again.

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.

Aid leads to more aid and more aid and more aid and less independence of the people that are receiving aid.

In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.

National security is vital for economic and social progress.

It is the first time in the history of Rwanda that political change in the highest leadership of the country has taken place in peace and security.

I grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda, and I lived there for 30 years. That shapes one's character.

Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.

Quality, relevant content can't be spotted by an algorithm. You can't subscribe to it. You need people - actual human beings - to create or curate it.

If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.

Rape is not an extraordinary or evil act for an assailant. It is like forcing someone to eat when she is not hungry.

Nothing. Nothing. Nothing is more powerful in deciding the quality of life than attitude.

I think Israel will think one thousands times before invading Gaza.

I was always a winner, but just didn't know it.

I get a little too obsessive with work.

It's very fascinating, it's very addictive, and it's incredibly challenging. You're never satisfied. It's kind of like advertising. You're never satisfied

So, did the costume come with a condom, or is that sold separately?

If I'd wanted to be an individual, I'd have taken up tennis.