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.

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

If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included.

Youre shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates.

You either have a civil society or you dont.

The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment.

I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.