America is very important economically. It's certainly, by far, the most important country in the world.

If Russia shuts off central Asia and the Caspian Sea from Europe, the European allies of the United States will be totally dependent on Russian gas and energy.

Solidarity was the best thing which happened in the 20th century.

With the most powerful binoculars, I cannot see Alaska.

Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy.

First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.

For the first time in 15 years, Georgia this winter has its electric power guaranteed without deficit. This is a historic achievement.

I promise not to become a source of shame for you.

It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world.

Keeping small nations enslaved because of the deals between the great nations or because of any pragmatic considerations that might have been there are totally unacceptable.

Georgia is not just a European country, but one of the most ancient European countries.

...this is how politics is played. With fakery and false smiles and butcher knives to the back.

This, it would turn out, is the main thing we had in common: a susceptibility to the brassy escapism of myth.

Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong.

I guess just accepting failure is the thing. I don't really look at it as a failure. I look at them as learning lessons and things you grow from but not really a failure, because that's life.

Repetition is the mother of education.

I think the exercise of trying to figure out how to simplify concepts has been incredibly helpful to me over the last 13 years of teaching and I hope my students have benefited from it.

Eventually I went back to high school. I went to a coaching center in my neighborhood. I had to leave the homeless situation because it was so bad and I knew that I was falling deeper and deeper.

The best possible thing you can get out of a relationship is that you’re with someone who encourages you to be the best version of yourself every day.

The key to making things understandable is to understand what it's like NOT to understand.

Is Tyson okay?' I asked. The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. 'He's fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though 'peanut butter' is a strange battle cry.