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Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.
We want to develop this can-do mentality.
A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader.
I would be very happy for a woman to succeed me.
We cannot just be a corridor to smuggle minerals out.
I don't think that what we need is an eternal leader.
National security is vital for economic and social progress.
We've used aid to build capacities so we won't need aid in future.
Infrastructure is key, but also how it's used, and that's political.
Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.
Rwanda is not over needing aid, but we can survive with less aid than before.
The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible.
The judicial system of Rwanda is not subordinate to France or France's interests.
You kept quiet... When these victims wanted your help to survive, you kept quiet.
Moving container from Kigali to Mombasa used to take 22 days, now it takes 6 days.
There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas.
Technology has brought many possibilities in education and health that are key to women.
It is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers.
In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.
I grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda, and I lived there for 30 years. That shapes one's character.
Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work.
The history and national interest of Rwanda and the Rwandan people dictate our national orientation.
Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.
Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.
Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region.
I have no regrets about being who I am and being what I am in my country for my people. No regrets at all.
Aid leads to more aid and more aid and more aid and less independence of the people that are receiving aid.
It is better for a country to have a strong leader, this applies to the United States as well as to Rwanda.
Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same.
Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it.
There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming.
To be effective at delivering a decent life for all, the U.N. must treat all the people it serves with impartiality and respect.
Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines.
You requested me to lead the country again after 2017. Given the importance and consideration you attach to this, I can only accept.
I'm not British. I'm not American. I'm not French. Whatever thing they practise, that is their business. I am an African. I am Rwandese.
I grew up in a refugee camp. Thirty years. This so-called human-rights world didn't ask me what was happening for me to be there 30 years.
Up to a certain extent the UN soldiers are useful. But they are consuming a lot of resources in relation to the little work they are doing.
Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda.
It is the first time in the history of Rwanda that political change in the highest leadership of the country has taken place in peace and security.
I try to look at problems very clearly and think, 'How do we get out of this? What will work? What will be the consequences for the people involved?'
Some are short, others are tall, others are thin, others are stocky. But we are all human beings. Can we not live together and happily within one border?
The political, the economic, the social are tied together like the strands of a rope. The social and economic, if they are firm, tend to strengthen the other.
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.
We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again.
Our world faces difficult challenges, but no more so than in the past. Working together in a constructive spirit, we can assure our children the future they deserve.
Sometimes our partners from other countries ask us why we have not got further with our reconciliation, as if we possess a magic to just get rid of this tragic history of ours.
There are things I admire, for example, about South Korea or Singapore. I admire their history, their development and how intensively they have invested in their people and in technology.
I get newspapers from Britain and other countries twice a week and read them almost page to page. Sometimes I find I'm reading things I don't even need to read, because my mind is still hungry.
I do not want to be cynical, but if developing nations are kept backward by being told, again and again, you belong to the poor and you are there, where you actually belong, then nothing will change.
I had to fight hard for everything. I wanted to get out. I want to take my destiny into my own hands and escape the vicious cycle of retaliatory violence. This struggle has shaped who I am to this day.