Music is powerful. It is the only thing that can speak into your mind, your heart and your soul without your permission.

The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye

I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease.

Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal.

A cold heart is my protection mechanism. I don't really feel anything for anyone.

I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance.

I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.'

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper

I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.

If I sleep for more than half an hour, I get horrible dreams in which I'm firing a gun and helicopters are coming down.

Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made - I try to act in the gap.

Never settle... go after your dreams aggressively. Ignore the doubters, step over them. Stay focus on your prize.

My mom, dad, grandparents, we all do voices.

We need time to dream, time to remember, and time to reach the infinite. Time to be.

A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush.

Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world. [Ger., Es bildet ein talent sich in der Stille, Sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.]

Every human being was created to dominate and lead in an area of gifting.

As I said, my parents loved that when they came to America, if you worked hard, the only things that could stop you were the limits you placed on yourself.

The fact is the statements are perfectly consistent, but more importantly, I don't have all the facts.

What a rush it was to plunge into the bin of official decision and cast a ballot in favor of FUN.