I stand for a strong state that safeguards freedom. I don't need to show muscle for that.

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.

Never hide your fear because it will become your own God, hidden inside you.

The myth of "free choice" begins with "free market" and "free trade". When five transnational corporations control the seed market, it is not a free market, it is a cartel.

All religions must be made child-proof. Our teachers' unions have done good work in this field, K through 12. Delaying first communions and bar mitzvahs until age 21 would be another positive step.

Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me.

Money can only give happiness where there is nothing else to give it.

The definition of marriage cannot be disputed. It's right there in black and white and it's been the same since the start of Wikipedia.

Men are not only together when they are with each other; even the distant and the dead live with us.

Don't share your fantasies unless you're sure your partner really wants to hear them.

She who is more ashamed of dishonesty than of poverty will not be easily overcome.

Now is the time to make good use of time. Today is the day to begin a perfect day.