I've Been Very Lucky To Have Had

Be Who You Are. If You Spend All Of Your Time Worrying About How People View You, You Will Not Be Either Faithful To Yourself Or Effective In What You're Trying To Do.

Well, I Think By Any Expectation South Africa Has Come A Tremendously Long Way. We've Seen A Society That Many People Thought Couldn't Withstand A Peaceful Transition To Democracy Without A Great Deal Of Violence, In Fact, Make That Transition And Do It In Relative Peace And Security.

In This Day And Age, The U.s. And Europe Do Not Have The Luxury Of Focusing Solely On A Single Region.

President Obama Is Perhaps The Smartest Person I've Ever Worked With.

We Must Be Honest In Acknowledging That Neither Germany Nor The Us Has The Luxury Of Assuming That We Can Skate By On Half-measures In Afghanistan And Pakistan And Not Risk Suffering The Consequences.