“I’m here because I spoke out, and this November, each of us must do the same.”

“Sometimes I feel like I’m actually on the wrong planet. It’s great when I’m in my garden, but the minute I go out the gate I think, ‘What the hell am I doing here?”

“I know we must abide
each by the rules that bind us here:
the divers, and the sailors, and the women on the pier.”

“Our prayer must be, “Father, I’m waiting for You because I know You are good in what You do and in when you do it.””

“The Italians must allow us to slaughter the Momands, because, if we do not kill the warlike hillmen, they will kill us. And we must allow the Italians to slaughter the Danakils for the same reason.”

“I often use the same harmonies as pop music because the complexity of what I do is elsewhere.”

“Here we are out here, me and you.
Reaching out to each other
Is all that we can do.
Here we stand trying not to fall.
There's no need to worry,
Love will conquer all.”

“And finally, Africa’s progress will depend on upholding the human rights of all people -- for if each of us is to be treated with dignity, each of us must be sure to also extend that same dignity to others.”

“Yes, I admit it, I’m in a long-term relationship and I’m abstinent. Scandalous, I know. It’s an incredibly difficult thing to do (mostly for me, because she’s way out of my league), and that’s what makes it so important.”

“So, tomorrow, I’m leaving. And I’m not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to be who I really am. And I’m going to figure out what that is.”