The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.
For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper.
At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing.
Just as you go to the gym regularly to keep your body fit, regular couples counseling can keep your relationship fit as well.
Some people found it difficult to understand my relationship with my father, but that may have been because they couldn't get beyond their relationship with their own parents.
Obama's stern demeanor punctuated by intermittent flashes of his wide, relaxing smile is his greatest weapon in defusing pent-up angst.
The Iraqi people are living a long-running tragedy because of the legacy of the old regime, the Americans and their actions that are unsuitable for Iraqi society, and the weakness of national resolve.
So this is all part of a free society. People are entitled to hold whatever view they want, and the media can report things how they wish.
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.
I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.
The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.
Japan is a well-educated, technological society. It is a free society, protects intellectual property.
A society should never become like a pond with stagnant water, without movement. That's the most important thing.
'The End of America' details the 10 steps that would-be dictators always take in seeking to close an open society; it argued that the Bush administration had been advancing each one.
You've got to respond to that and of course thinking through the role of a left party in the modern world, in the modern economy and society and having a policy response to that.
Who has suffered? The families of the dead, no doubt. But a greater loss was inflicted on Pakistan because, as I said, we lost the pillars of our society.
One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject of continuous democratic debate.
A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.
The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.
The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.
The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction.
