Quotes by Uganda We may disagree about gay marriage, but surely we can agree that it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who they are - whether it's here in the United States or, as Hillary (Clinton) mentioned, more extremely in odious laws that are being proposed most recently in Uganda. Barack Obama uganda gay law In Africa through the 1990s, with notable exceptions in Senegal and Uganda, nearly all the ruling powers denied they had a problem with AIDS. Barton Gellman uganda notable problem Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children. Carol Bellamy uganda rights children I've been to Uganda and to North Korea and to Eritrea, countless horror spots around the world. Christopher Hitchens eritrea uganda korea But certainly in Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa, people don't really talk about sex and certainly religious leaders - some of them - up to now have been very unwilling to accept, for instance, the promotion of condom use Emma Thompson uganda religious sex Half the U.S. population owns barely 2 percent of its wealth, putting the United States near Rwanda and Uganda and below such nations as pre-Arab Spring Tunisia and Egypt when measured by degrees of income inequality. Eric Alterman uganda egypt spring And we can't discharge that moral responsibility by passing out contraceptives. Contraceptives have been circulating all over Uganda, and it is not clear how many people are using the things. The best contraceptive in this case is abstinence. Eugene Rivers uganda responsibility people Since Idi Amin was from the Sudanese section in the north of Uganda, he was darker skinned. He had more of a blue undertone. So, we did change the coloring of my skin to be closer to his. But otherwise, there were no transformations besides acting. Forest Whitaker uganda skins blue There are people [in Uganda] who hate Idi Amin, a small amount. And then there are the people who really admire him, like a hero. And then there's a large group who say, 'We know that all these murders and atrocities occurred, but he did all these great things.' Forest Whitaker uganda hate hero Trying to understand, inside, what it is to be Ugandan was crucial to the character, because there are Ugandan ways of doing things that I was trying to capture. Even if I had made this movie in South Africa, it would not have been the same, because it is so specific to Uganda. Forest Whitaker uganda trying character I think the place fed me completely. Not only was I in Uganda, but I was around many people who had a personal relationship with Idi Amin. I was eating the food constantly. I was culturally hanging out with the people. You can't help but absorb the energy, and try to get inside the culture. Forest Whitaker uganda people thinking I certainly don' think I could've played the character [Idi Amin] the same way without being in Uganda. I loved working in Uganda. Forest Whitaker uganda character thinking When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself. George Ayittey uganda relief presidential From 1971 to 1993 my family lived in a number of African countries, including Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria, as well as Uganda itself. Giles Foden uganda numbers country The only thing about sanctions is that, like a lot of drone strikes, there are countless unintended victims. Cutting off aid to Uganda only increases the pain there. Henry Rollins uganda cutting pain There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech Idi Amin uganda freedom-of-speech guarantees His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular. Idi Amin uganda doctors sea If we knew the meaning to everything that is happening to us, then there would be no meaning. Idi Amin uganda happenings would-be It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty for my taste. Idi Amin uganda leader flesh I do not want to be controlled by any superpower. I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world, and that is why I do not let any superpower control me. Idi Amin uganda powerful world 123»