Charles Grant Quotations

She will repair bridges, and that will restore some German weight to the EU.

But the tone will change, and in diplomacy, the tone is often the reality.

He is trying to lower expectations ahead of the summit.

When it let loose, it let loose. Bricks were falling on us. I gave up, and, somehow, floated to the top, and there was a big white roof there, and I got on top of it, and that was the end of it. I stayed there for four hours in the storm.

You know the teams in your division, you know exactly what they're going to give you, ... The NFC South is nothing but hard-nosed running football.

We don't have a lot of guys doing P.R. work here. We're always making fun of each other. We really like to make fun of how each other's bodies are made.

We can't be an up-down team, we've just got to be a solid team to stop the run throughout whole year, because I know we've got schemes and players who can get to the quarterback on third-and-long.

The problem is a lack of leadership and an intellectual climate that is extremely hostile to economic liberalism in much of Continental Europe.

You got to think about Thanksgiving, Christmas . . . we're going to be in a new environment, ... We're used to going over to each other's house and eating. That's going to be the hard part.

Communication is an essential component of health care.

During the last three years, Schroeder has revived Germany's close relations with France in ways that damaged ties with the United States, the UK and the countries of central and Eastern Europe.

Islamic terrorism is a much bigger problem in Europe than in the U.S. because you don't have the relatively large Muslim community that we do. What the war in Iraq has done is radicalize these people and make some of them prepared to support terrorism. Iraq is a great recruiting sergeant.

Then again, we go back to the old Saints where we made a couple mental mistakes - let them get out there on a long run,

That game we won last week was for pride, dignity and the city of New Orleans. That's how we have to finish the season, with that same mentality.

You opened your arms to Paul. Helping people builds character, leadership, family. America needs a lot of family and friends. Without family and friends, America wouldn't turn the way it turns.

This is a symbolic break with the Delors era.

It made me feel like I was in New Orleans again. I think that's what we really needed for us to get that spirit back. The fans here in San Antonio are just great. The atmosphere here was wonderful. I hope we have it like that every game we play here.

If just one kid sees where I've been and sees how far I've come, and that makes a difference in that kid's life, that's what matters to me.

Germany will not be able to restore its position as one of the EU's natural leaders so long as its economy continues to stagnate.

George Bush's charm offensive did work. It was aimed at governments and he did well at that level - that is important because foreign policy is decided by governments, not by public opinion. He did talk up the EU and they did shift slightly on Iran and the Middle East.