Strong states and blocs of strong states are the only source of power and legitimacy capable of driving an international agenda in today's world.

I would rather people not smoke. I certainly appreciate the fact that smoking is not legal in restaurants and bars. That used to stop me from going out at night because you'd go someplace and your clothes would reek and you wouldn't enjoy the experience and that affects your rights. It's always a question. Whenever you are talking about these issues, it's not a question of restricting rights. It's a question of restricting whose rights, and providing for whose rights and that's a tricky balance.

I absolutely am an environmentalist. I am probably more of an environmentalist than most people who live in the world, but I think that comes from my position in the world and that doesn't make me a better person.

In environments where corporations become too interventionist and capture regulation themselves, the government must be able to battle back so that the people have a chance.

We live in a fantastically wealthy country. We don't have to worry about food. We don't have to worry about clothing. We don't have to worry about our safety. It's very easy for me to be an environmentalist. It's very easy for me to care about making sure that we protect the forests and the whales, and all that stuff.

I don't take things off. I either check things off or I add things.

It's very hard for someone who makes $1,000 a year or some who makes less than $1 a day to care about the environment.