I am a politician, but I am also a Christian.

Confidentiality and transparency are not mutually exclusive, but rather two sides of the same coin.

You cannot protect something without intervening on some level.

Everyone learns in a crisis.

The Americans are and remain our best friends, but this is absolutely not right. We can't simply return to business as usual.

I am sympathetic to the fact that Turkey is doing everything it can to prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into its own country.

Political leaders have to withstand headwinds.

Showing strength is different than showing muscle.

Security matters should not be entrusted to people who make decisions without weighing things up.

I don't want anybody to accuse me of taking advantage of the situation to pursue a particular political agenda.

One should never send soldiers on a mission based on just good will and good intent. Unfortunately, that can mean one has to stand by and watch human rights abuses take place.

Your gift is what you were created to be

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness

When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.

My heart/ is whatever temperature a heart is/ in a man who doesn't believe in heaven.

Writing a column, a weekly column for the New York Times, is really tough, and I wasn't prepared for the demands that that involved.

I have lots of support on Twitter and I think it's great.

Children understand and remember concepts best when they learn from direct personal experience.

The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.

Every minute you spend in your life is either spent bringing you closer to your goals or moving you away from your goals.