Our objectives are one and the same, ... If the protesters took a moment to understand what we do then they might view our cause a little differently.

Some Palestinians are wondering why it shouldn't be three months, or maybe one month or one week. They are forgetting that Rafah being in Palestinian and Egyptian hands, without an Israeli presence, is something they should be proud of as a major achievement.

We took them all out on the court, because there's one thing I didn't want to get saddled with is someone who couldn't play ball. That's the first thing that breaks down as far as the authenticity is concerned. They went to boot camp for two to three weeks prior to shooting, where they were just drilled for a long, long days, which helped somewhat, but you can't make an athlete. If they couldn't play ball, I knew I was just screwed.

I was the one who took off his shoes and socks. I walked away for a moment, turned around, and Scott's gone.

Well the specific role of the World Bank is to be ready with financial assistance immediately after this emergency takes place because you need to reconnect water, you need to reconnect power, you need roads, you need bridges, and that has to be done urgently.

The Quartet itself must continue, but the role of a disenfranchised leader of that Quartet does not seem to me to be a particularly attractive thing to spend your life doing. And so I am considering (leaving) -- but not yet decided.