It is very important for young people not to be afraid of engaging in areas that are not common to the youth. Get involved in local activities, get involved in local initiatives, be involved in leadership positions because you can’t learn unless you are involved. And if you make mistakes that is alright too because we all make mistakes and we learn from those mistakes. You gain confidence from learning, failing and rising again.

You can't reduce poverty in a vacuum. You are doing it in an environment.

Sometimes we become bound by other people's thoughts because we are not sure about ourselves.

Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.

Sometimes when I talk to little children I remind them of the fact that when I was growing up myself, I used to play with frog eggs and tadpoles and I used to walk in the field, I used to literally copy whatever my mother was doing on the land. And that may be the reason why I eventually developed the passion for green and for the Earth. So it is extremely important for adults and especially those who are in charge of cities to make sure that we do not lose touch with the land and with the environment. And especially our children.

That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree.

It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus on what needs to be done instead.