It is from the traditional family that we absorb those universal ideals and principles which are the teaching of Jesus, the bedrock of our religious faith. We are taught the difference between right and wrong, and about the law, just punishment and discipline. - Kamisese Mara
And I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside. - Kamisese Mara
In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order. - Kamisese Mara
I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then. - Kamisese Mara
I received my money from the treasury, I used to very early to go the clubs, but when the burden of looking after my children came upon me I tried to live a quite life, and save as much as I could. - Kamisese Mara
They would glue the wig to the front of my forehead, and after a while it would give me a headache. - Cesar Romero
I have spoken to a whole group of millionaires, head executives at Microsoft. Boy did I chew those guys out. - Jack LaLanne