Terrorism attacks peoples' trust in the system of their state. There is protection, but only if there is collective action and collective understanding about how to really deal with this phenomenon.

We live in an interconnected world, and you cannot prevent people from leaving. What you need to do is to create opportunities. At the same time, people are also coming back.

Do not ever threaten an Afghan with violence. We will rise as one and we will face every threat the way we have taken on thousands of previous armies and conquerors.

When windows shatter through a bomb, we will repair it next week because we are Afghans. That's the spirit.

We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he that pays the price.

The job of an elected president is to overcome the past and change the playing field.

Peace is a national issue, not only government's responsibility.

We will not let the price of peace be greater than the price of war, we will firmly safeguard the achievements of the past 13 years under former President Karzai.

It [terrorism] happened because intelligence, leadership and police failures made it possible.

The most significant thing is public participation. That assures the Afghan public that our promises are not empty.

Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas.

To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.

Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character.

More and more, money is becoming a religion.

I had no problem going into retirement mode, ... I do what other retired guys do. I putter around the house and travel.

I have faith, as I did when I announced my stem-cell decision in 2001, that science and ethics can coexist.

In planning any type of offense, when a player leaves a spot always replace him with another offensive player.

But I intend to enjoy the weeks I have left with you to the fullest. Because I know from my study of the philosophy of time, whatever is going to happen in the future is already unavoidable.

If you're not dead, God's not done.

Downloading songs is not good.

You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed.