If we follow the traditional way of thought, there will always be traditional enemies. Extremist circles from both sides will find causes to give rise to problems.

We are not only talking about waves of refugees coming to Greece, to Italy, and elsewhere. Destabilizing the Balkans means Lebanonization, and that means destabilizing all of Europe.

Albania does not feel alone. It is part of the Partnership for Peace structures in NATO, and it will do what it can within that.

Most of Albania considers this Government to be legitimate.

Albania is at risk and we are living in difficult times.

Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation.

If we didn't have the Albanian entrepreneurial spirit and financial support from the diaspora, this stupid political class would have destroyed the country by now.

We have gone through everything as a nation - partition, dictatorship, and even anarchy.

Albanians are a nation of freedom fighters who know something about living under oppression.

All sorts of artillery installations, rockets and tank units that are firing on civilians in Kosovo should be neutralized. If that means air strikes, then NATO should carry out air strikes.

Organizing free and fair elections is more important than the result itself

If you can invest all your time into giving birth to a quality product, the whole world will celebrate you and everyone will be in need of your product.

I look out at the reservation, still and glittering with casinos, and think of all the death dried up and buried in its dirt.

Psychology has a long past, but only a short history

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.

Everybody knows that our cities were built to be destroyed.

Everyone gets knocked back, no one rises smoothly to the top without hindrance. The ones who succeed are those who say, right, let’s give it another go.

Its far easier to brush off death if the death in question seems impossible or improbable as a personal threat.

Sickness may be the solemn occasion of God's intervention in a person's life.

Wealth to us is not mere material for vainglory but an opportunity for achievement; and poverty we think it no disgrace to acknowledge but a real degredation to make no effort to overcome.