Every one of us has a bad conscience, which he tries to escape by going to sleep as quickly as possible.
When we say 'democracy' we have to mean what we say.
We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.
If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage.
The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls. That is the reality of Haiti.
Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always. Always.
The first thing [Donald Trump] does on January 20th is take an oath to defend and adhere to the Constitution of the United States.
My motto is very simple. Win a Ring for the King.
Only one time in my career I had that feeling, it was for this movie. It was right before we started the physical pre-production. I pre-visualized the whole ocean part before we made the movie, I was that prepared. At one point they seemed to want to drop it because it was really risky. The budget we proposed was a lot higher than they expected, they wanted to [drop it]. After all, it's a philosophical book and a literature property, it's not Batman.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.