I come from very conservative parents, and we weren't particularly wealthy, but we were comfortable.

I think what Osama bin Laden does is to take the fact that some peoples lack hope and lack opportunity, and twist it to his own ends.

Well, the United States has said that the disarmament of Iraq is the top priority, but we have also noted that there are many other United Nations Security Council Resolutions which are on the books, including the necessity to respect the human rights of all the citizens of Iraq that we're very interested in.

Once you don't smile on film, they say, 'Let's have that bloke who doesn't smile.'

I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do.

Iran has interest in seeing that the Shia population of Iraq basically adhere to a line that comes from Iran.

You have to remove your human sentiment when it comes to greed and the accumulation of wealth.