Anthony Carmona

Respect all manner of men regardless of their station in life. Compassion is one of the greatest virtues. ”

We all ran barefooted on the dusty roads in our past, but now the Emperor wears shoes, and it is our responsibility to ensure that the barefooted child and the doting mother are afforded a holistic environment to realise their dreams and ambitions. ”

The prominence given to our nation as a rainbow country has its genesis and credence in our 'Calaloo culture' of which our East Indian brothers and sisters have played a principal part. ”

Do not let where you come from define you, but never forget the values you learned from your close community. ”

Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be. ”

You must stand for something! It does not have to be grand, but it must be a positive that brings light to someone else's darkness. ”

Change is the only constant, and to turn one's back and pretend that it is not coming is an exercise in futility. ”

I can recall, as a young adult, running through the rain forest at the Forest Reserve, at times feeling a sense of fear when I felt I was in danger. In danger of confronting an ugly snake or a coral snake, which represented the greatest fear of someone in a rural area when you traverse the forest. ”

We have to replace our focus on personalities with a focus on ideas so that the opinionated and self-serving pronouncements and forms of cyber-bullying are replaced by thoughtful dialogue and open-minded conversation. ”

There is a continuous stream of opinions on governance issues expressed daily, not only in our Parliament and in the print media, but also on talk-radio and social media. ”