We are meeting here to put an end to this cycle [of violence], to put things back in order and to put the wheel of peace on the right track. The task is very great, but our hopes are greater.

When it is over, if it is over, this war will have horrible consequences. Instead of having one Bin Laden, we will have 100 Bin Ladens.

The true victory is the victory for democracy and pluralism.

Egypt firmly and strongly condemns such attacks on civilians and soldiers that led to the deaths of a large number of innocent victims.

If there is one bin Laden now, there will be 100 bin Ladens afterward.

We shall continue to work for a Middle East that is free of strife and violence, living in harmony without the threat of terrorism or the dangers of weapons of mass destruction.

The people gave me the responsibility of building the future of this nation And I did it with honor.

An honest observer of the evolution of conditions in Egypt would discover that terrorism is an alien phenomenon, strange to our values and heritage.

Iraq should commit itself to implement the U.N. resolutions, and the Iraqi leadership should put the interests of its people into consideration.

I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it.

Sharon is capable of making peace.

The vitriol and viciousness is the inevitable result of a government increasingly deciding the vital aspects of people's lives.

The craven's fear is but selfishness like his merriment.

If the world were a logical place men would ride sidesaddle.

My mentality is like a Samurai: They used to every day work on their technique to make themselves almost perfect. Because perfection is impossible, but every day, you get closer to perfection.

I never write a book unless I can't help it. Something has to bother me, like a mosquito, until I have to do something to relieve the itch.

Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned American to me.

We need to be I think equally sensitive to the injurious power of certain kinds of speech acts but also to the subversive and possibly liberatory effects of certain kinds of play.

We must remember that life begins at home and we must also remember that the future of humanity passes through the family

If only I could be hidden in a corner, so as not to be tempted to worry about things that are not really my business.

Here we go again, a government which is making yet more excuses for yet more failure when it comes to getting our budgetary situation right.