I will try to follow the advice that a university president once gave a prospective commencement speaker. "Think of yourself as the body at an Irish wake" he said. "They need you in order to have the party, but no one expects you to say very much."

The decision is not driven by processes or meetings. The decision will be driven by the situation in eastern Zaire, ... It has been moving in positive directions. But we can't be certain that it will continue to do so, so we will on a daily basis keep looking at it.

It's ideal to have students who know the university well and can give the new students advice and directions. They bring a sense of peace to the community.

He's sitting so great at that university. What's he's done with that program is unprecedented. If he ever calls on me, I'm there. He's a diamond, I'll tell you.

By 2010, Africa could be providing the United States with as many oil imports as the Middle East.

I will try to follow the advice that a university president once gave a prospective commencement speaker. Think of yourself as the body at an Irish wake he said. They need you in order to have the party, but no one expects you to say very much.