Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always. Always.

Haitians don't like to say they are hungry because we are proud.

We are all equal, rich and poor and we need a society where the people enjoy their rights.

Pa gen lape nan tet, si pa gen lape nan vant (there is no peace in the head if there is no peace in the stomach).

We have not reached the consensus that to eat is a basic human right. This is an ethical crisis. This is a crisis of faith.

We shall prepare the coffee of reconciliation through the filter of justice. Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes.

The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.