The capital that has been built up just through sheer hard work and the opportunities that have been given to me in this place are such that if I didn't want to work I could actually go and lie on the beach for the rest of my life,

The funerals are hard, so it's good to see all these people come out and show their support,

The Indians are not about to contain China. The Indians want to grow rich off China's growth, just like, frankly, the United States does.

He believes that one of the best ways to make sure you have a lasting peace on the peninsula is for the North to open up and see that they're not threatened by the South, they're not threatened by the U.S., that the people of South Korea want the people of North Korea to have better lives.

I can't blame them for anything they feel. They lost a wonderful man. I have a family that lost their son for a year, but he's coming home, so if they want to blame the police I can't fault them.

It's a completely open economy, ... It allows people from all walks of life to find their way to the top. There are no barriers.

They have taken a guy that was one of the best law enforcement people ever known and reduced his life and his family's life to rubble.

Dear Piers, it is with huge regret I have decided to miss your Christmas lunch and instead fly to the Maldives, first class, with people I love, and not have a care in the world. If my mobile works, I promise to send pictures.

The previous Indian prime minister was a man of very few words. When I was a note-taker for meetings with him, I would rarely go beyond one page. The current prime minister is a very modest man, very humble man, very sincere, very charming. And there's a nice chemistry.

We didn't come away with a clear commitment.