The views of the Contact Group member-states must be taken seriously, as well as the guidelines set out in their document on Kosovo, which clearly says that the province should not be divided.

There is a lot of hard work that needs to be done

To protect women in times of war, we must first make sure women receive equal rights in times of peace.

The progress has to start now.

I think it's a disgrace for the international community that we have allowed so many conflicts to become frozen, and we are not making a serious effort to solve them.

It's very important to be able to act properly. You need financing, and you never have enough.

You have to be rather straightforward with your clients. You can't tell the parties only nice things. This is not an entertainment show; it's not reality television either.

There are certain standards, like the protection of minorities and the improvement in their lives that have to be improved now.

Wintertime is the best time of the year to get really fat.

The tradition of putting candles on Christmas trees actually began in Germany. The person who came up with the idea is thought to have been Martin Luther, father of the Reformation.

Somewhere between raising hell and amazing grace, Lord I know just how they feel.

I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.

Beauty is everything.

I do not need the musing of the philosophers to tell me what I am doing. It would be more interesting to let me know why I am doing it.

Amongst so many borrowed things, am glad if I can steal one, disguising and altering it for some new service.

Success means crossing a limit. To cross a limit you need to assume that you have a limit. Assuming a limit is underestimating yourself. If you have no boundaries then where is your success?

The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.