"It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking if your own tongue must praise you."

"The vanity of loving fine clothes and new fashion, and placing value on ourselves by them is one of the most childish pieces of folly."

"The more business one has, the more you are able to accomplish, for you learn to economize your time."

"We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security."

"In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom we have to say, Like People like Government."

"To the citizens of Israel, I say: we have passed difficult years, faced the most painful experiences and overcame them. The future lies before us. We are required to take difficult and controversial steps, but we must not miss the opportunity to try to achieve what we have wished for, for so many years: security, tranquillity and peace."

"This anniversary serves to help remind the American people that, in the wake of one of the greatest political scandals and misuse of power in our history as a nation, scandal produced important reforms that served this nation well for two decades."