When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.

We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.

I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it's the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.

Wikileaks didn't help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.

I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.

I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.

Political development should start at the grassroots.