You have this one life. If you keep being selfish and unkind, it's going to come back to you.

I want to listen to people's stories and find strength in them. There is so much human-caused pain and suffering in the world. I want to honor all those difficult experiences and acknowledge their aftermath. At the same time, I want to really see and love the world around me.

'Night' may be one of the most important books that people can read today. It is a story of how hate can slowly take over a society. It shows what happens when people are dehumanized.

My copy of 'Night' is dog-eared. The pages are filled with plastic colored 'flags' that are blue, green, purple, and yellow. Vocabulary is in the margins; phrases and sentences are underlined, some with pencil, and some with pen. Many words are circled.

Elie Wiesel and his book 'Night' have changed my life, shifting the way I see and treat people and inspiring me to fight injustices any way I am able.

Set goals but be flexible.

When you receive an education, you pass it on.

Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up.

The benefits of Umuganda are not merely economic. The day is intended to build community involvement and strengthen cohesion between persons of different background and levels. One such a benefit is that people can access authorities to articulate their needs and voice opinions on various issues.

I never thought that being a public speaker would teach me so much about life and make it so beautiful as well.

Children tell the truth.

If you want to learn about the history of a people, eat their food and drink their beverages.

I go around the country sharing my story. I aim to dare other people to go deep into their own stories and hope to inspire them to think about their own world and experiences.

Safety should be a birthright.

It has taken me so many years to finally be in my bed and fall asleep for six hours.

I hate light... I feel like at night, it's safer. If anything happens, there's a way to hide at night. Another thing I hate about light is it reminds me about being in a refugee camp and being outside.

People say you can't change the world. But you can change people.

My day-to-day varies. I do some public speaking. I talk to school groups.

Every single person on the planet has equal humanity.

My Chicago is beautiful and diverse. It was able to give me all parts of the world all in one.

Being kind to myself helped me deal with people who thought less of me and thought they were better than me.

I'm open to everything. Take me anywhere, show me everything.

Being able to connect with other humans is something I've done since I was little.

I don't think in a linear form.

The idea of somebody suffering is really painful to every human. In our collective language, we all too often see those who are suffering as a victim to be pitied, to be feared, and even sometimes to be despised. I want to redirect that narrative.

I want to create or be a platform for people who have been labelled as a victim. I'm not going to be their voice; that's their voice. I want to allow people to voice their life beyond labels.

I think, when you survive any intense experience, people try to moralize you; a lot of people just try to raise you high, and it's so not fair to you and to everybody else.

In 2006, after 12 years being separated away from my family and then seven years knowing that they were dead and them thinking that we were dead, we reunited... in the most dramatic, American way possible. Live, on television.

From age six to 12, I lived in seven different countries, moving from one refugee camp to another, hoping we would be wanted.

I enjoyed playing everywhere, especially my mother's garden and my neighbor's. I loved my kindergarten. We sang songs; we played everywhere and ate lunch. I had a childhood that I would wish for anyone.

I'd rather be someone that's underrated than overrated.

I grew up and went from Nintendo to Super Nintendo to N64 to GameCube to Nintendo Wii to Xbox - I've always enjoyed playing games.

I loved playing with friends and talking trash over 'FIFA' and 'Mario Kart.' Then, in the early stages of my professional career, I got into 'Assassin's Creed' and 'The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.'

I like being able to look in the mirror and seeing a smile on my face.

My parents gave us all a chance to accomplish our goals,and I was blessed with that - I was lucky with that - and I learnt at a very young age that anything less than my best wasn't acceptable.

You've got to do what's best for you and what you want to accomplish in your career.

The most important thing is making sure that we survive because Fulham deserves to be in the Premier League - it's a great club with a lot of history.

I'm grateful to Fulham for allowing me to come back on loan, where it all kind of started for me in Europe.

There were other clubs that I had options to go to, but Fulham has always kind of been like home to me.

My parents were crazy. They just wanted to do everything they could for their kids.

Maybe the law don't always handle things, but that doesn't mean things don't get handled.

It has always been my dream to make it as a pro.

I would like to thank all of the fans who have supported me throughout my career with the New England Revolution, Fulham, Tottenham, Seattle Sounders, and the U.S. Men's National Team. Y'all have always made me feel at home, and it is something that I will always remember.

There's no extra significance on beating a certain player. It's kind of like golf. You're just out there playing, and whatever ends up happening ends up happening.

I was a mama's boy.

I do think you can't be as good as the person next to you to play: you have to be better.

The moments that matter most are with your family, your friends. They are the realest moments.

I played three seasons when I was in MLS before I went to Europe, and every year, I was able to be selected for the All-Star, which was an honor.

All-Star is something that's exciting for the fans: it's a way for the fans to see their favourite players all play at the same time.

You don't want to get too far ahead of yourself; you just want to take care of your body and make sure you're doing the right things to give yourself a chance to get through the season.