I think we are just rolling our sleeves up and working hard - that's what you've got to do in this league.

It's hard to wring my hands when I am busy rolling up my sleeves

It's like your children, you have got to keep entertaining them

We're not speculating. We've got a contingency plan. We're rolling up our sleeves.

The London Conference should not be an occasion for celebratory backslapping, but for rolling up sleeves and making up for past weak performance. The gains made by Afghans are not sustainable without greater international support and commitment.

Well, I think the world changes around you - I think you don't change. That's as simple as that.