"We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide."

"The problem is when you are writing something in retrospective, it needs a lot of courage not to change, or you will forget a certain reality, and you will just take in consideration your view today."

"The real problem was not the troops; the real problem was that only the United States had the infrastructure to do the transport of troops with big planes, and then who will pay?"

"But definitely, when a decision is taken, or when you are trying to oppose a decision, you are in a weaker position than the member states, because they know more about the situation than you. We gave information, but they never gave us any information."

"The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it."

"I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist."

"I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness."

"You know, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman."