Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool of American policy that can serve the interests of the United States and the world if wisely administered.

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former Soviet Union.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

Scrimgeour: "It's time you learned some respect!" Harry: "It's time you earned it.

Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.

Temptation is a dress rehearsal for a karmic experience of negativity.

A man's character is his fate.

At the Sharper Image store, I saw a body fat analyzer. Didn't that used to be called a mirror?

Good acting is consistency of performance.

I find science really sexy and, at the time that I was a school kid, it certainly wasn't.

I rely on regular chiropractic care to keep in shape for my strenuous type of acting and singing.

Being a warrior doesn’t mean winning or even succeeding. It means risking and failing and risking again, as long as you live.

I like pretty conservative guys, good guys. I always look for the qualities I find in my father.