It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems.

In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.

Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed countries.

But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership.

So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks.

I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated.

It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems.

It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large.

I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.

I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other.

I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics.

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.

Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.

I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by 'unbridled' you mean unregulated.

There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections the way arguments are made even cruder.

Hong Kong represents the kind of Asia with which both West and East are comfortable...It offers in that sense a vision for the future of Asia.

Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.

I have problems with machines which aren't gestural.

Women don't like advice. They don't want you to fix their problems, they just want you to listen.

Had the Hebrews not been disturbed in their progress a thousand and more years ago, they would have solved all the great problems of civilization which are being solved now under all the difficulties imposed by the spirit of the Middle Ages.

You can also make explicit certain social problems which, again, would be prejudged or not encountered at all in real life, because people have set up defenses against it. Fantasy allows you to get past defenses.

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of health problems. I owe her my life.

I think it's one of the Times' problems that they haven't made it clear to readers what various formats mean.

I don't see this planet being... they're talking about how they're turning around the environmental problems here, but I think it's already too late.

People with fertility problems are not alone. It is a very very common problem for couples today. I've seen statistics that are just staggering.

There are nuclear weapons in China, Iran, Korea and Pakistan. It wouldn't take much to send a couple of warheads off on this planet somewhere that would cause a lot of environmental damage, then if you have got someone who wants to retaliate you have real problems.

That's one of our biggest problems, it's always somebody else's fault instead of our own fault.

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

But clearly at the same time you've got to get out there and connect with voters and actually respond to the needs, the frustrations, whatever problems their now saying are not being adequately solved.

The decisions and problems of Uruguay will be resolved by Uruguayans.

Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

When you take a look at the problems our country is facing, debt is No. 1. The math is downright scary and the credit markets aren't going to keep on giving us cheap rates.

One of the problems with putting Huck Finn into a movie or on the stage is, you always make the white people stupid and racist. The point is, they don't know they're racist.

There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world.

I used to think that it didn't make any difference how far you ran if you had a good, strong musculoskeletal system and no underlying cardiovascular problems.

With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the FBI itself, so that information of importance could get pushed up to those who were decision-makers.

It is time for everyone to sit down - the NCAA, the NBA, the players union and the coaching fraternity - and come up with suitable solutions to these problems.

We are really the victims of our own problems.

It has become much more difficult to smuggle dangerous substances across our borders over the past three years, and this is creating real problems for drug traffickers.

I'm a political scientist and I study these things, and I know that economic problems, with the rising unemployment and inflation and low productivity and so forth, were a factor in that election, in that defeat of President Carter.

I have never had problems sleeping the night before a race.

Most Americans approach the problems of the Middle East with a pro-Israeli bias - and rightly so.

The Middle East is literally going up in flames, as is California, and Katrina's problems haven't been solved, and Congress' response is to criticize Federal judges.

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and haven't had many complaints.

I never participated in far-reaching political decisions, since I never belonged to the circle of the closest associates of Adolf Hitler, neither was I consulted by Adolf Hitler on general political questions, nor did I ever take part in conferences about such problems.

One of my sensory problems was hearing sensitivity, where certain loud noises, such as a school bell, hurt my ears. It sounded like a dentist drill going through my ears.

The surgery will always be a huge part of my life. I'm going to need to help people with weight problems for the rest of my life so that I can maintain my weight.

My problems were not what ended Creed.