Kuwaitis will be relieved this crisis is over at a time when they need strong leadership because of upheaval in nearby Iraq and Iran.

No one will want to rush naming a new Crown Prince. The succession will be chosen by the family and will likely be one of Mohammed's sons.

Students will master the process from the beginning, or the process will master the student.

A crisis is an opportunity for a president to step forward and exert effective leadership, and establish his credentials as a significant occupant of the Oval Office.

An election is like throwing a coin to a wishing well. We can only wish that our wishes will come true. We wish to elect a true leader but the true leadership of an elected leader can only be tested in times of crisis.

I think someone who takes the presidency must not take it to learn. (There is) a crisis of leadership and it needs someone who understands already the depth of human suffering and the difficulties we are confronted with. There's no time for learning.