In the coming decades, questions of identity, meaning cultural heritage, language, and religion will play a central role in politics.

Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.

But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation.

Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.

Power remains strong when it remains in the dark; exposed to the sunlight it begins to evaporate.

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights.

Some Westerners […] have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise.

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.

The relations between countries in the coming decade are most likely to reflect their cultural commitments, their cultural ties and antagonism with other countries.

Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather bizarre friends and allies.

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role.

There are three paradoxes of the Christian life: You must give in order to receive, you must let go in order to possess, and you must die in order to live.

Draw great strength from your family and give in turn to those who come after you.

Our victory rests not on faith in our spirituality. Our victory rests on faith in our God.

Out of Gas. I haven't heard that one in a long time.

We do what we have to so we can do what we want to.

I am a fight fan. I think boxing had its problems and kind of fell away for a while, but it's coming back strong .

I admired anyone who could unsettle people.

Well, of course I would choose to be the top scientist in my field.

The best years are when you know what you're doing.

I'm not a guy that believes you've got to have a lot of experience to have success in the playoffs.