48 Paul Kagame Quotes That Will Come Handy When You Hit A Rough Patch
Paul Kagame is a celebrated Rwandan former military leader and politician. Since 2000, he is serving as the President of Rwanda. From 1994 to 2000, he served as the Minister of Defence and Vice President. During his tenure as the Vice President, he maintained law and order and exercised control over the national army. We bring to you a corpus of thought-provoking and inspiring quotes and sayings by Paul Kagame which have been curated from his interviews, public utterances, speeches, thoughts, tweet, etc. Following is a list of notable and quotable quotes and thoughts by Paul Kagame on fighting, responsibility, issues, weakness, compromise, independence, countrymen, empowering, development, population, pillars, feelings, opportunity, culture, unity and more.
The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible.
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.
Rwanda is not over needing aid, but we can survive with less aid than before.
Moving container from Kigali to Mombasa used to take 22 days, now it takes 6 days.
It is better for a country to have a strong leader, this applies to the United States as well as to Rwanda.
Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work.
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.
Infrastructure is key, but also how it's used, and that's political.
There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas.
Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region.
Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines.
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.
Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.
Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same.
The West is anything but altruistic.
Technology has brought many possibilities in education and health that are key to women.
I grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda, and I lived there for 30 years. That shapes one's character.
We've used aid to build capacities so we won't need aid in future.
Rwanda is rebuilding itself once again as one nation and that is the reason why we are making progress. Now many Rwandans are making their ends meet and others are able to do better than they have before.
Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.
A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader.
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.
The history and national interest of Rwanda and the Rwandan people dictate our national orientation.
Israel and Rwanda both play an active part in international organizations, including the U.N., but I think it's true that our unique experiences as nations have shaped a fierce independence that we will not relinquish.
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 often wonder why the West is much more interested in aid deliveries than in fair trade, for example. The fair exchange of goods would place far more money into the hands of the affected people than relief operations.
National security is vital for economic and social progress.
Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda.
My own experience from a decade ago taught me I cannot trust the UN. But it is a world body and we have to live with it and tolerate it. But I can't hide my feelings about its inefficiency and its not being productive.
It is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers.
