Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than assure, and I hope that will be followed by others.

I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. Ive always said this is the only way forward.

Music gives me a lot of peace, either classic music with its structure or the spontaneity of Miles Davis. It brings the best in you.

You either have a civil society or you dont.

Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but its the same skills.

You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East.

Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.