We must strive to encourage East and West not only to move towards each other but also to encourage them to find a new philosophy, a philosophy which will serve as a tool determining the future of Planet Earth - our common and only shelter.

In the past, it was only in science fiction novels that you could read about ordinary people being able to go to space... But you laid the foundation for space tourism.

For centuries we have been living in the society where not laws but people ruled, where there was no legal state.

We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so don't judge us too harshly.

Each haka has its own interpretation, but you have to make sure you are in unison with your team-mates; the haka should be a proper war cry.

The political hero is not like the sports champion or matinee idol or daring inventor; like the war hero, he is born only of tragedy.

Launching a ground war against Iran would require hundreds of thousands of troops for a 'regime change followed by nation-building' operation, as we attempted in Iraq. Iran has a much more modern military, more than double Iraq's population, and almost four times the landmass.

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.