The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.

Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really fragile democracies.

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.

We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.

Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet there was an 85 percent turnout where Hamas is supposed to be strong. Isnt that really quite incredible?

Sometimes you have to learn how to give the right answer to the wrong question.