It is critical to develop a biofuel industry powered by feedstocks produced in every corner of the country in addition to the Midwest. That is why USDA has established five regional research centers working on science necessary to ensure profitable biofuels can be produced from a diverse range of feedstocks.

I know it's very idealistic and utopian but I believe we need to just let everyone not be judged in terms of religion groups or nations or region.

Go beyond science into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.

The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.

The power of women in the politics is a soft power. It is a positive change that our country and other countries in the region... are making by giving a chance to women.

I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.

The President in talking about freedom and democracy is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.

A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel as well as on the region and the international community.

I was on leave from local and regional politics as long as I was a Minister.

Secondly I would like to make continuous efforts of stabilising cross Strait relations eventually reaching peace across the Taiwan strait and stability and security in the Asia Pacific region.