But eradicating corruption is not enough to sustain a country.

Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.

Even the pyramids might one day disappear, but not the Palestinians longing for their homeland.

Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist.

We also have a real opportunity to join NATO.

No Georgian has the right to evade or neglect his duties and responsibilities.

You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains.

I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed.

I believe politicians should always remain realistic.

I think if someone else other than Reagan, someone less of a hardliner, had been in power then the breakthrough in ending the Cold War would not have happened.

I was a member of the Politburo for seven years, a foreign minister.

Trying to be number one and trying to do a task well are two different things.

Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.

It does not matter whether you are a theist or atheist, what matters is sincerity, forgiveness, and compassion.

The getting lost and recovering - that is the meditation.

A man cannot wheedle nor overawe his Genius. It requires to be conciliated by nobler conduct than the world demands or can appreciate.

There are a million ways to make money in the markets. The irony is that they are all very difficult to find.

Hard words are for fools and cowards.

I always say to my wife, don't tell anyone I watch this [shows like The X Factor and Pop Idol], but it fascinates me because I've done so many auditions and been knocked back.

To build peace is difficult but to live without it is torment.