Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, read more

Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.

Nomura should sow seeds not only in Japan but all across the world. Any hesitation and Japanese banks will steal read more

Nomura should sow seeds not only in Japan but all across the world. Any hesitation and Japanese banks will steal business by joining with overseas firms.

He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and read more

He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought; and as a wise householder commands his servants and invites his guests, so must he learn to command his desires and to say, with authority, what thoughts he shall admit into the mansion of his soul.

He's quite an athlete, isn't he? He can pitch game one, he can run balls down in the outfield, he read more

He's quite an athlete, isn't he? He can pitch game one, he can run balls down in the outfield, he can drive in runs. We're happy to have him, put it that way.

Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link. My read more

Germany in general has stayed united with the other two partners, but is considered sort of the weak link. My guess is that (Merkel's) Christian Democrats might be marginally more in line with the U.S. position.

We've been talking about a garage sale and we talked about what we could send them, ... Then we thought read more

We've been talking about a garage sale and we talked about what we could send them, ... Then we thought why not have a garage sale and just send them the money, it would be faster and they could buy whatever they really need.

Hate undermines communities, hate undermines democracy and so we look at it in a different way. The impact is much read more

Hate undermines communities, hate undermines democracy and so we look at it in a different way. The impact is much more broad. Hate kills people.

We are trying and we continue to try. We have increased oil production to over 10 million barrels a day.

We are trying and we continue to try. We have increased oil production to over 10 million barrels a day.

It's money that can be used to help improve the rapid response. ... This would help save lives and property.

It's money that can be used to help improve the rapid response. ... This would help save lives and property.