If the attainment of peace is the ultimate objective of all statesmen, it is, at the same time, something very ordinary, closely tied to the daily life of each individual.

The desire to see Okinawa returned to Japan developed into a broad national consensus among our people.

It is only natural that for any statesman at the helm of any government the question of his country's security should be a concern of the utmost importance.

It is the earnest hope of our people that the world may see the day when all nuclear weapons are abolished.

The international order established at the end of World War II could certainly have been worse. However, this order did contain certain factors which bore within them the seeds of instability.

All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind.

Why were kings cross? Maybe their trains were late! Some say warrior Queen Boudica was buried under platform 8.

Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime!

An unacknowledged trauma is like a wound that never heals over and may start to bleed again at any time.

It sounds a little extreme, but in this day and age, if your work isn't online, it doesn't exist.

Often the answer to our prayer does not come while we're on our knees, but while we're on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us.

I'm sure that I'll never have another success like Harry Potter for the rest of my life, no matter how many books I write, and no matter whether they're good or bad.

The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws.

In the same way that I had to follow an Italian manager here, I can imagine that it was not easy for an Italian manager to follow me at Porto.

One should make morals judgements for oneself.

For those who realize that everything is from God, everything is the same.