“And the narrative for the Taliban that they can wait us out is a flawe...” — John R. Allen Quote

“And the narrative for the Taliban that they can wait us out is a flawed narrative. I think that the unambiguous international support for Afghanistan has been a very powerful message. You know, that was the message that came out of the NATO summit. We will not abandon Afghanistan.”

“You know, great powers don't get angry, great powers don't make decisions hastily in a crisis.”

“We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.”

“Russia is opposed to the proliferation of mass destruction weapons, including nuclear weapons, and in this context we call upon our Iranian friends to abandon the uranium enrichment programme.”

“Salvation lies in imitating Christ, in other words, in imitating the 'withdrawal relationship' that links him with his Father... To listen to the Father's silence is to abandon oneself to his withdrawal, to conform to it.”

“Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if it continues to think, and if it becomes democratic.”