The war on drugs has gone on for about forty-five, fifty years - and it's been a complete failure. If you had a business that was failing so badly, you would change course. And it's just incredible that governments continue along the same course.

Run lean; avoid unnecessary expenses.

My people are at the core of everything I do, and I recognize the importance of giving them the flexibility to balance work around their personal lives.

In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be heading down the nightmare that it is today.

I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other - and we still are.

There's no better satisfaction than watching the people around you, who have worked day and night to get something right, realising the dream.

Nothing else even comes close.