I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies.

We must lead in a different way... We must have an active president, who gives strong direction and works with the government for its implementation.

Co-operation between governments still plays an important role and will remain indispensable.

It is with great satisfaction that I learned of the adoption by consensus of the Durban Declaration against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and the intolerance associated with it

I do not separate France from Europe.

Yes to market economy, no to market society.

I am not the Prime Minister of French capitalism. I am the Prime Minister of France.

If French is no longer the language of a power, it can be the language of a counter power.

The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for all nations.

I remain attached to my nation.

Find your path in life and travel on it.

A life without love is like a river without water. Dryness cracks the heart.

God knows exactly where we are and precisely where He wants us and He takes an active role in getting us there.

Soften my hard self-opinionatedness which time has hardened so exceedingly!

An important characteristic of calm abiding meditation is to let go of any goal and simply sit for the sake of sitting. We breathe in and out, and we just watch that. Nothing else.

I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like it when they feel the connection between themselves and someone else.

Oh, I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't see me doing laps in a pool.

The best thing we're put here for's to see; The strongest thing that's given us to see with's a telescope. Someone in every town, seems to me, owes it to the town to keep one.

There's something unsettling about being continually sold something.

So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.