There comes a time when what is needed is not just rhetoric, but boots on the ground.

It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.

We, too, must change as circumstances evolve.

5 opens with the promise of a number of substantial direct private investments that can swiftly transform the economy and set all sectors on a pronounced upward curve.

Never laugh at live dragons.

I’ve always found that the better the book I’m reading, the smarter I feel, or, at least, the more able I am to imagine that I might, someday, become smarter.

What God has written for your life, no human being can alter it.

If I have to die either for religion or atheism I would prefer atheism, since my conscience will respect my rational decision.

Accept not a mediocre effort but any end result of a super effort

Not truth but faith it is that keeps the world alive.

Most of the time, we keep looking outside and feeling sad about what others have. Those are mere excuses.

I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I was 22, and became a member of Parliament in Holland.

Herbs, and other country messes, Which the neat-handed Phillis dresses.

Your music has been a powerful vehicle for your philosophies.