The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s?

In the modern age where everything is connected to everything, the most important thing about what you can do is what you can do with others.

The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society.

Truth and reconciliation' are always combined, but I would split them: I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.

The advent of interconnectedness and of weapons of mass destruction means that, increasingly, I share a destiny with my enemy.

There can be no place in a 21st-century parliament for people with 15th-century titles upholding 19th-century prejudices.

I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.

Politics is compromise.

I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads.

The United States will remain the most powerful nation on Earth for the next 10, 15 years, but the context in which she holds her power has now radically altered.

I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have to have the capitals' broad agreement with what I do.

Everyone wants to leave an extraordinary life.

It was a place where, if troubles did not vanish, they were made bearable.

Dance it off.

I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.

I grew up with a very strong Irish accent.

If thou be rich, strive to command thy money, lest it command thee.

Follow your heart and be true to yourself. Never live the life of another. You have to create your own road.

I wasn't always someone who was talented. It was more that I was loud and loved a challenge.

I'm beginning to see that just knowing the piece is not enough. Having a clear technique is not enough. Having a broad repertory is not enough. I want desperately to get past all those things.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.