He remembered the long dinners where he had to talk to his wife's friends for hours.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

"As long as I can remember, it was animals,animals. Even before I could talk, I was watching earthworms and things, reading Doctor Doolittle books, wanting to learn the language of animals.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

"You may agree or not with Islamists trends, as long as they are against violence and are playing the political game, we have to talk to them."

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

'We'll talk about all the issues that need to be addressed as long as there's mutual respect and a recognition of the sovereignty of both countries.' And,I think that if we would move in that direction, based on those principles, we'd see some great things happen."

VOA: standard.2009.04.07