The idea that there is one kind of African is of course ridiculous. Sometimes African entrepreneurs want to kill you because you are saying public health is the priority, not roads. Of course they are right to press for that issue, but so are we right, I believe, to argue for example that millions of children could and should be vaccinated.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.

At a certain point, I just felt, you know, God is not looking for alms, God is looking for action.

Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don't know what to say, and I think music can be more eloquent than words.

The French are so into themselves that they don't even notice you.

It's annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.