Haile Selassie

We have before us the examples of the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. We must remember how long these required to achieve their union. When a solid foundation is laid, if the mason is able and his materials good, a strong house can be built.

Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an ‘is,’ it is a ‘becoming’.

Above all, we must avoid the pitfalls of tribalism. If we are divided among ourselves on tribal lines, we open our doors to foreign intervention and its potentially harmful consequences.

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

Africa’s mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

It’s just a matter of managing expectations. So for me, for example, you know, when your husband is President of the United States and you have children, something has got to give. I’ve made compromises in my life and my career, but I’ve also, in exchange, gained a wonderful platform to do some great work.

There is no reality, only perception.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.

When you want nothing from anyone else, you’re safe for anyone to be with. Including yourself.

You’ve got to teach youngsters the difference between right and wrong, but you shouldn’t try to poke it down their throats. Let them ask the questions and then give them the answers.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.

Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.

If you need a miracle, be a miracle.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

Don’t criticize what you can’t understand.

People will try to fix world but world will fix people.