Sometimes you need other people to embody situations so that you can talk about things that for you are important. And I think that being able to hope for the future is what builds in us the strength to just get rid of things that, in the past, can hurt.

We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.

I studied political science at the Ecole de Sciences Politiques in Paris.

I want to serve my country, but not necessarily in the political arena.

Dare, dream, dance, smile, and sing loudly! And have faith that love is an unstoppable force!

As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.

The Congress had the opportunity to do a lot of good. It isn't as if they didn't have good people in the party. God knows why they failed. If after 65 years of governance you cannot provide drinking water to everyone then you should be ashamed of yourself.

I remember Ella Fitzgerald sort of coming into my life like a bolt of lightning - like, what is that? It was one of the purest examples of God in art that I'd ever seen.