When I am in Africa, I realize I don't know much, have not seen much, and there's a lot to be done.

I don't believe it mattered to Timothy McVeigh who was president or who his congressional representative was when he blew up the Murrah Building in 1995.

Barack Obama's administration responded to the Haitian crisis within 24 hours. Here comes the soldiers, here comes the food, go go go... Rush Limbaugh told his multi-millions of listeners that Obama only did that to gain favour with black people in America. This is the kind of idiocy that I have to deal with in my country.

I continually remind myself to live by a code. It's very important to me. I've got a bad temper.

There's no retirement, there's just a few years of non-work by the fire with someone bringing you some tea and relative peace and playing with the grandchildren.

I get tired of talking when I want to be silent.

As miserable as life may be I hold it pretty precious