Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon

It is important that the right of Israel to exist should be respected and also the viable Palestinian authorities, in terms of political and financial situation, be supported so that both can live side by side in peace and security. That is a two-state solution.

Barry Eisler
Barry Eisler

The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.

Barton Gellman
Barton Gellman

The NSA has different reporting requirements for each branch of government and each of its legal authorities.

Bassem Youssef
Bassem Youssef

Theocratic and military authorities share one thing: they have no sense of humour.

Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke

The actions taken by central banks and other authorities to stabilize a panic in the short run can work against stability in the long run if investors and firms infer from those actions that they will never bear the full consequences of excessive risk-taking.

Benjamin Wittes
Benjamin Wittes

Reasonable people can disagree about the authorities the NSA should have, when it's appropriate for the CIA to use drone strikes, and how assertive U.S. foreign policy and intelligence should be.

Byron White
Byron White

Maintaining order in the classrooms has never been easy and it is evident that the school setting requires some easing of the restrictions to which searches by public authorities are ordinarily subject.

Carrie Lam
Carrie Lam

I have no political issues that I need to seek central authorities' advice on.

Carrie Lam
Carrie Lam

Implementing universal suffrage for the 2017 election is a big step forward along our road to democracy. This is not only a solemn commitment of the central authorities to Hong Kong but also the aspiration shared by seven million Hong Kong people.

Caster Semenya
Caster Semenya

I could never give up athletics. Running is what I will always do. Even if, maybe, the authorities could have stopped me from running in 2009, they could not have stopped me in the fields. I would have carried on with my running; it doesn't matter. When I run I feel free, my mind is free.