Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy.

The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace fighting terrorism and working for social justice.

But blind to former as to future fate what mortal knows his pre-existent state?

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past present and future state and at others whom it affects and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

We have a close unshakable bond between the United States and Israel and between the American and Israeli people. We share common values and a commitment to a democratic future for the world and we are both committed to a two-state solution. But that doesn't mean that we're going to agree.

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past but a prudent and probing concern for the future.

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back it comes back up like gangbusters.

The day I made that statement about the inventing the internet I was tired because I'd been up all night inventing the Camcorder.

The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver.

Before I refuse to take your questions I have an opening statement.

In the name of the United States and President Bush I want to thank the Mexican people President Fox and his government for their friendship.

I would like to raise my glass to friendship between Russia and the United States.

And we want to develop our strategy to partnership and friendship with the United States which is connected with a very rich history but what is very important for our future.

And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity could make him break the bonds of friendship or weaken his loyal duty.

On one side citizens have great respect for the United States they have a great feeling of friendship. That is solid. But in the opposition and in the political arena I often find criticism of the closeness of relations with the United States. That is a reality.

Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy it lessens our cares by dividing them at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation.

America has never seen itself as a national state like all others but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.

My name became known because I was one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom.

The United States is a giant island of freedom achievement wealth and prosperity in a world hostile to our values.

Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom democracy and the United States.

I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U. between China and the United States. Which way is it going to go? It's hard to see.

Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years anyone with a dissenting opinion has been suppressed. Chinese art is merely a product: it avoids any meaningful engagement. There is no larger context. Its only purpose is to charm viewers with its ambiguity.

The higher one climbs on the spiritual ladder the more they will grant others their own freedom and give less interference to another's state of consciousness.