"Countries that perceive themselves to be vulnerable can be expected to try to redress that vulnerability - and in some cases, they will pursue clandestine weapons programs."

"We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we continue to have countries who are in a security bind, if you like, or perceive themselves to be in security bind to look for acquisition of nuclear weapons."

"Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. The Arab world in return feels that this is an imbalanced system; there is a sense of humiliation and impotence."

"The gap between rich and poor is widening dramatically. There's a hangar at the Cairo airport for private jets, billionaires are on the Forbes list, and Egypt's annual per-capita income is two thousand dollars. How can you sustain that?"

"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that the journey is far more important than the destination."

"It is a timeless truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace or insure it victory in time of war."