“We had no other option – there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country.”

A coalition that was led by the United States, with Saudi Arabia being one of the first members of that coalition.

Iran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes.

We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground.

We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.

He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him.

That has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement.

This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.

Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.

It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.

To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.

We both have an interest in stable energy markets.

We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly

We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.

You cannot lecture another people about what you think is right or wrong based on your value system unless you’re willing to accept others imposing their value system on you.

Then I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.

We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us

I guess I’m a pretty curious person.

Or the track of the band as low as they like it, you can really hear all of the nuances and the mistakes if there are any.

I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we first change ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned.

We are only midway through the central verse of our youth when we see ourselves begin to blacken. … We had been seduced into thinking that we were immortal and suddenly the affair is over.

Nobody wants to watch perfect people.

I was a wonderful parent before I had children.

One must also accept that one has ‘uncreative’ moments. The more honestly one can accept that, the quicker these moments will pass.

You know, as I’ve grown older, my ideas about sin have changed. I used to believe that sins were things you did, but I don’t think that now. I think sins are what you ignore.