The unique nature about the influenza virus is its great potential for changes, for mutation.

Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.

For the first time in history, we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real-time... Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour.

All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia.

The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response.

Pandemic influenza is by nature an international issue; it requires an international solution.

HIV AIDS is a disease with stigma. And we have learned with experience, not just with HIV AIDS but with other diseases, countries for many reasons are sometimes hesitant to admit they have a problem.

Health system development is a key to effective detection, response, and control of any outbreak.

I have a reputation for being a straight-talker.

Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill their consumers.

For a pandemic of moderate severity, this is one of our greatest challenges: helping people to understand when they do not need to worry, and when they do need to seek urgent care.

Everyone's afraid, but I'm not. Because I loved your father my whole life. I still do.

Many pastors have been reduced to secular "mentors" and "coaches" in exchange for authentic disciplers of men.

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

There's a little good and bad in everyone. Everybody I've ever loved is very complicated.

The wife ought to have the first child and the husband the second, then there wouldn't ever be any more.

Familiarity is a suspension of almost all the laws of civility, which libertinism has introduced into society under the notion of ease.

In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California.

I am trying to call attention to the elephant in the room that everybody is too polite - or too devout - to notice: religion, and specifically the devaluing effect that religion has on human life.

I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have Texans on that border that are doing their job.

Execution will trump knowledge every day of the week.