Egypt under Hosni Mubarak had deteriorated to the status of a failed state. We must wipe the slate clean and start again.

The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment.

I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.

America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra bonus, you bash the Americans.

Democracy is more than a ballot box.

As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive to others.

If the world does not change course, we risk self-destruction.

Democracy is not an instant coffee.

The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.

I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. Ive always said this is the only way forward.

The Egyptians have grown in confidence, theyve tasted freedom, and theres no way back.

Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.

The public has an appetite for anything about imagination - anything that is as far away from reality as is creatively possible.

Humans have always used animals to depict ideas about themselves: ideas about their status, about their position in life and society and the world.

In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action.

Consensus is a poor substitute for leadership.

Position yourself to succeed first by building good relationships with the right people; and then put your effort and expertise behind that!

All the power's in the hands of people rich enough to buy it.

I love clothes. Maybe I can say I don't love fashion, but I love clothes completely.

Talent is perhaps nothing other than successfully sublimated rage.

What if I bade you leave The cavern of the mind? There's better exercise In the sunlight and wind.