A difficult regional situation doesn't justify one man's determination to hold onto power. It's clear to me that democratization is a very complicated process.

There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all.

Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.

This is my philosophy: I prefer to stay out of the public eye. I love freedom.

I may not be a politician, but I will fight to the end of my life for what I believe in.

I have money, but my most important capital is the trust of the people.

Since the whole village was poor, we didnt realize our own poverty. I was happy.

I have always lived according to my conscience, and my past is clean.

Any private security is a joke in a country where youre up against your own government.

I travel as much as I can and meet people.

I get no pleasure from politics; its not in my character.

Timon: I’ll beat thee, but I should infect my hands.

Based on current surveys of public opinion in the United States, it turns out that the majority of Americans think I've done a pretty good job.

I think if I were to get as big as I could get, it does change your mind-state. I think like the little man. I think like the underdog. I don't want to change that.

If I'm going to do something, I really put everything into it and I want it to mean something to me.

You've got to find a way of saying it without saying it.

That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own wrong-doing.

I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful.

The moment philosophy supposes it can find a final and comprehensive solution, it ceases to be inquiry and becomes either apologetics or propaganda.

I got work to do. I got a lot of work to do within myself.

The secret to having everything you want out of life is the realization that you really don't want most of the things you think you want.