But we acted pre-emptively in Kosovo in 1999 to stop Milosevic from doing what he was doing and increasingly doing the ethnic cleansing in a systematic way.

If we get the capabilities, NATO, along with the European Union, can do amazing things.

And I was asked if I would come and help with the recovery of this great British company, Cable and Wireless, and I'm delighted to become part of the new and very talented management that have been brought in to that company as well.

For years, we have heard warnings that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO's capability.

The rapid dissemination of technology and information offers entirely new ways of production, but it can also bring the spectre of more states developing weapons of mass destruction.

But we acted pre-emptively in Kosovo in 1999 to stop Milosevic from doing what he was doing and increasingly doing the ethnic cleansing in a systematic way.

In sum, as we enter the 21st century, the Euro-Atlantic community - North America and Europe together - has to face some tough challenges when it comes to improving our capability.

What I will remember most from my time in NATO is meeting children in the countries where I've gone to, to Moscow and to Kiev, I've met school children.

Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.

And most countries are now reducing the number of conscripts and increasing the professionals that are available because they're available on short notice.

For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy.

And, perhaps most importantly, regional conflicts will again and again confront us with a cruel choice between costly engagement and costly indifference.

Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant.

You've got to be able to act when it's necessary to act. And you've got to be able to act where the threat is.

Within NATO, our Defence Capabilities Initiative has identified the essential capabilities all Allies must have for modern operations, and Allies are working to meet those requirements.

NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves.

So seven new countries, three of them formerly part of the Soviet Union, and the others part of the Warsaw Pact, will become full members of NATO next year.

I believe that the organisers of this conference have chosen a very timely subject for our discussion - because the 21st century will confront us with an entirely new set of challenges.

Anything you believe you have to do or become before you can be free is a denial and distraction from the truth that you are already free.

I've been a fan of 'Rocky Horror'... my mom let me see it at a really early age.

The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.

I'm speaking for all of us. I'm the spokesman for a generation.

Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Every man is as heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse.

Waiting tables has never paid my bills, a fact which I prefer to hide from my colleagues with deep sighs about the price of just about everything.

I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children.

Story is metaphor for life and life is lived in time.

Becoming fearless isnt the point. Thats impossible. Its learning how to control your fear and how to be free from it.

Eavesdroppings sort of thrilling cause you learn what people really think but eavesdropping makes you miserable for exactly the same reason.

Our frequent initiatives to normalise relations with Pakistan are not a sign of our weakness; rather, they are an indication of our commitment to peace.

Make no mistake: Bob Ritchie's up early in the morning taking pictures of his son on the first day of his senior year. Kid Rock is passed out in a hotel room somewhere with four scantily-clad women.

I like listening to books as well, as that way you can iron at the same time.

PROPHECY “ The art and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.

If you are going through a time of discouragement there is a time or great personal growth ahead.

I'm not painting myself as a down-home, modest guy.

Things happen in life and you can't control them. It sucks and you have to move on.

Dr. King was unpopular while he was alive - he's only popular now because he's dead and not a threat to anyone.

People think of life as being so sacred and they feel like this is their only chance and they have to do something with their life and make an impact As far as I'm concerned, it's just a pitstop for the afterlife. It's just a little test to see how you can handle reality.

Anyone with a pension or retirement is an investor in the stock market.

I'm away about six months of the year, competing here in the U.K. or in training camps in Arizona, Ethiopia, the Pyrenees.

I'm the most optimistic guy about VR out there. I have crazy visions of what we'll be doing in the future.

If someone gives you so-called good advice, do the opposite; you can be sure it will be the right thing nine out of 10 times.