You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education.

You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth.

Poverty does not cause violence and terrorism. Lack of education does not cause terrorism.

You look at public education system, charter schools, infrastructure, in so many ways New Orleans has come back stronger.

I came up poor. My mother only had a fourth-grade education. My dad didn't have any education at all. But they were very structured. They worked hard. You know, they didn't complain. They didn't murmur. And they believe in the Christ.