Global challenges require collective responses.

There are some issues that are not in control of the government. Two of those issues are human rights and personal freedoms are in the domain of Iran's conservative judicial system.

Iran rejects weapons of mass destruction based on its belief system, its religious belief system, as well as its ethical standpoint.

If America puts the enmity aside, if it initiates good will, and if it compensates for the past, the future situation between the United States and Iran will change.

The overwhelming majority of our nation - intellectuals, academics, theologians, the greats, and the leadership - are in favor of getting the sanctions removed.

In a world where global politics is no longer a zero-sum game, it is - or should be - counterintuitive to pursue one's interests without considering the interests of others.

I don't go back home to Sardinia as much as I would like, just for Christmas and family events.

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

All governments are lying cocksuckers.

[When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head!

I haven't stopped smoking...anything

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

Generally we waste our lives, distracted from our true selves, in endless activity. Meditation is the way to bring us back to ourselves, where we can really experience and taste our full being.

I'm a big believer that, in life, we can't succeed in everything. Most times, we lose.

The key to trading success is emotional discipline. If intelligence were the key, there would be a lot more people making money trading.

All of us who serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate pay into Social Security.