In the world today, we humans have become more self-absorbed, more tribal and tenacious in holding on to our narrow agendas; we have become consumed by the barrage of information inundating us; we are even more fickle when it comes to leaders.

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts.

We humans are self-absorbed by nature, and spend most of our time focusing inwardly on our emotions, on our wounds, on our fantasies.

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

The Internet has compromised the quality of debate.

For the record, our democracy is revered around the world. And free elections are the best way on Earth to choose our leaders. This is how we elected John F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; two George Bushes; Bill Clinton; and Barack Obama. It has worked for decades.

Born to a tribal Bedouin family of nomadic desert shepherds in the region of Tripoli, Gaddafi was profoundly anti-colonialist. It is affirmed that his paternal grandfather died fighting against the Italian invaders when Libya was invaded by them in 1911.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it’s beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth… Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.

Oh, sure, we have another world war coming, and another great depression, but where are the leaders this time?

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you don’t have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to declassified government archives. But such people may have far-reaching insights into the way the world works.

Being flooded with information doesn’t mean we have the right information or that we’re in touch with the right people.

In my opinion, rankings are a very fickle measurement of one’s success and it is best to not get carried away by it.

Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I’ve experienced them both.

Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

PowerPoint makes us stupid.

Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.

In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains.

Don’t worry about motivation. Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable – and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished, you will likely fall short.