America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.

We believe we are creating the beginning of a new world order coming out of the collapse of the US-Soviet antagonisms.

An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.

First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict.

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks.

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.

After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.

My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the Palestinian peace process.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.

Half of what I write is imaginative reality. The other half is realized impossibilities. Blended into one, these make a fantasy.

A democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.

As an actor, often you're stuck with these scenes in which a great period of time is in between them - for example, if you do a biopic, it might be a year, it might be a decade, you never know.

Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.

Regret is pointless. I never do anything without first deciding to do it based on facts and feelings, and if it doesn't work out how I hoped, oh well, there's another notch on my experience belt.

On devient moral de' s qu'on est malheureux. We become moral once we are miserable.

Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but its the same skills.

You need to treat your finances as a resource God has provided to fulfill your vision, not a tool to fill your life with luxuries

All men are fools, and with every effort they differ only in the degree.