We had to move forward after the war and see the realities.

Transforming the European Union into a single State with one army, one constitution and one foreign policy is the critical challenge of the age

Taking stock of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' a decade later, the Financial Times concluded that the US won the war, Iran won the peace, and Turkey won the contracts. I can only agree.

I don't believe, in the 21st century, in the balance of power system. This is a European idea of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Germany is to be contained from outside and heterogenized from the inside by influx, 'diluted' so to speak.

The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe.

What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.

Let's forget the reunification, let's just shut up and don't talk about that topic for the next 20 years.

There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.

India has been contributing very much to the reconstruction of Afghanistan; we are strongly engaged there.

A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process.

Set great expectations for yourself.

I am a daughter, a son of God's, part of God's royal family. In the perspective of eternity, many things of this world are petty, beneath me: Vulgarity, stinginess, greed, grudges.

In the struggle for survival, the cutest win out at the expense of the less cute because they appeal more to celebrities and, through them, to a live television audience.

I'm not virgin, my life f***s me everyday.

The deliberative sense of the community should govern.

One of the main functions of formalized religion is to protect people against a direct experience of God.

Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!

Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.

Most certainly, some planets are not inhabited, but others are, and among these there must exist life under all conditions and phases of development.

I had a long conversation with the imam, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar University, and I know how they think... They seek peace, encounter.