The Holocaust is a great warning to us all. We shall never forget our sisters and brothers. We have to ensure it is not repeated and to ensure we never go back to the days when humans behaved as beasts. Forgetfulness is a menace, we must remember.

Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.

One of the things the United States does well is building coalitions. What the U.S. knows is that if you don't have a coalition with you, you will have a coalition against you. I don't want to see China and Russia on the side of Iran more strongly than they are.

We should use our imagination more than our memory.

The internet, Facebook and Twitter have created mass communications and social spaces that regimes cannot control.

I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy.

In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.