I promise to protect Japan's land and sea, and the lives of the Japanese people no matter what.

The future of Japan's economic growth depends on us having the willpower and the courage to sail without hesitation onto the rough seas of global competition.

I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan.

The Japan-U.S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance.

I believe it is important that we Japanese write a constitution for ourselves that would reflect the shape of the country we consider desirable in the 21st century.

For China to continue to enjoy economic prosperity, it needs to foster trusting international relationships, not tensions ... and it is important for China to understand this.

The Senkaku islands are inherently Japanese territory. I want to show my strong determination to prevent this from changing.

It is important to explain fully to the local areas with sincerity. We will also think, of course, about the development promotion of the communities.

It is my belief that politicians should not be stepping into the realm of history. Rather, politicians should be taking a future-oriented perspective.

There isn't anything anybody wants that is for any other reason than that they think they would feel better in having it.

In the last five years I used to go to Zen practice once a month, but since I assumed the post of prime minister it's been much harder.

Knowledge is power, power corrupts. Study hard, be evil.

This is what storytelling gets you. You make things up that aren't real, and then get upset when they don't turn out as expected.

All we can do now is try to prevent secondary damage by relieving pressure on the brain caused by the initial injury. There is no reparative treatment for traumatic brain injury.

I love singing - singing is what I'm famous for doing. Now it's turned into things I am famous for doing - like having rows with my mum or about my boyfriend, so it does get irritating.

I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.

Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne chance.

I've always been endorsed by the National Rifle Association.

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed.

The men in my family are strong because the women in my family kill and eat the weak ones.

We seek a constitutional amendment to permit voluntary school prayer. God should never have been expelled from America's classrooms in the first place.