At last, Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state - a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.
If one looks at the map of the world, it's difficult to find Iraq, and one would think it rather easy to subdue such a small country.
It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one's own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis.
When you kill 500,000 children in order to impose your will on other countries, then you shouldn't be surprised when somebody responds in kind.
We've worked with President Yeltsin. He is the President of the country. He's been a reformer. We've been able to accomplish a number of things together.
Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening.
Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.
Haiti is my country. The same way the Beatles are received in England - that's how Wyclef Jean is received in Haiti, do you know what I mean?
You don't know what the country is ready for unless you're pushing that envelope, and I was told that I couldn't develop 'Will and Grace'.
I have lots of girlfriends - all over the country! You think I'm kidding? I'm dead serious. Girlfriends everywhere.
And they will tell you unequivocally that if we have a chemical or biological attack or a nuclear attack anywhere in this country, they are unprepared to deal with it today, and that is of high urgency.
I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised.
We don't think of ourselves as a regional investment bank. We think of ourselves as merchant bankers with clients all over the country.
I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many people in the country who don't like me.
There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.
Today, we have a trade regime which has led to the largest trade deficits this country has ever experienced.
The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
No sight better expresses the politics of aid, the dynamics of the West and the developing countries, than the image of children, happy or in need.
Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
I was taught that in this country if you work hard, you can do anything, and I don't see a lot of those principles in children's books today.
