It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.

The free market economy is supposed to be the only path leading to the happiness of humanity by promoting wealth and prosperity, power and influence of nations.

It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.

Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.

The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.

Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.

In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.

The world is now aware that the most unavoidable and most dangerous weapon that exists is the blind decisiveness of a man ready to sacrifice his life for an obscure cause.

The most powerful State in the world, which up to now was relatively protected from terrorist violence, is no longer an inviolable sanctuary.

Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.

I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.

I try to be cool with everybody, but sometimes, everybody just has different personalities, motives, and different characters.

But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.

I think about how I'm spending my money, and I like to spend on my family.

Everyone in New York is fluid and thinking and inspiring each other.

How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude!

Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.

Permit no hour to go by without it due improvement.

If you never hear from me that just means I would rather not.