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

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

It will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them

The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.

Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?

Let’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.

We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons

What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.

We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.

We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.

You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle.

I don’t think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar Assad

The argument is more accurate when one says America is focusing more attention to the Far East.

These people are criminals. They’re psychopaths.

We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.

Every society decides what its laws are, and it’s the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.

Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?

Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.

Let there be balance in every phase of life – unification instead of friction.

Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. A crooked little person trying to tell the truth. The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes

I am not a yogi yet, but I aspire to have more balance in my life.

It’s the fine balance of caffeine and alcohol that bookends my days

Animals can always read your vibration, and if you are intent on empowering your life, they will often gift you by making special melodies of sound to balance your chakras and tune up your body.

When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.

Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.