I tried to go to Kosovo to establish a statue to commemorate those who died during the wars, and to discuss moving on, so we could move into a new era. But I was banned from there.

There has been enough blood in the Balkans. Serbia is offering its hand. Let us turn to the future and not deal with the past.

Let us turn to the future and not deal with the past.

No one can undermine national unity.

We believe Slobodan Milosevic must be buried in his country, in Belgrade, at the Alley of Great Men.

There can be no unified southeastern Europe without Yugoslavia, and everything else is a continuation of political blackmail with which the Serb people and Yugoslavia were faced all these years.

Yugoslavia and Serbia will fight against terrorists regardless of whether a political agreement is reached or not.

Had someone from Serbia flown a Greater Serbia flag in Tirana or Pristina, it would become an issue for the U.N. Security Council.

Serbia has become a pariah nation, untouchable like a leper.

Serbia stands firmly on the EU path.

I have no private life, as I am constantly under police surveillance.

The power of words is in the works of words. People are much more bonded by the works of words than words. The work of words is the trigger of words.

When harried, we go as far as we dare, and with those we're sure of we dare go very far, knowing where forgiveness is certain.

I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence.

Songs don't just come out of the air. They take time, but its good fun, too. Maurice gave me encouragement.

Heaven must be in me before I can be in heaven.

The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others.

Kansas City Lightning succeeds as few biographies of jazz musicians have. . . This book is a magnificent achievement; I could hardly put it down.

One can compare art education to the solid foundation for a house - once it's built properly, it will hold any shape or form you will place on it.

It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the same reason.

American people aren't interested in the procedural analysis. What they want is an up and down vote. They deserve an up and down vote on health care.