Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.

The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible.

Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work.

Politics is not only about personal choice. That one also needs to take into consideration what the people want because in the end, they are the ones who decide.

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.

Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines.

I know that the fact that I am candidate to my own succession in 2017 can be perceived to be a bad thing by some part of the public opinion outside Rwanda and I don't mind because I know that I am doing it for a good cause. It really doesn't matter to me that my name is associated to those critics as long as I know that I am doing the will of the people.