"I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through."

"At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism."

"Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children's?"

"Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future. All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it."

"You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change."

"The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act."

"What I'm still grappling with and learning how to do is to be looking and thinking cinematically, having come from television."

"Do not hurry what nature takes seasons to unfold. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."