You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.
We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
When you’re taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?
Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being.
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of citizenship. I am so proud to now be a part of such an extraordinary part of the world and fellow citizen to the people I deeply love and admire.