"I preached this morning — when the storm passes," he said, a reference to an old hymn.
Issuing communiques and leaflets and letters will not resolve anything," he said, a reference to statements from the opposition.
It is like the postwar years of 1946 to 1947," he said, a reference to the Communist purges under Tito.
"The Taliban is disinterested in synthetic biology," he said, a reference to the opium trade in Afghanistan.
"No Robert Reichs," he said, a reference to the leftish adviser who was Mr Clinton's labour secretary.
"The Expo won't make architectural history," he said, a reference to the architectural gems of the Beijing Olympics.
"And 99 percent of them play 770," he said, a reference to the building's address, 770 Eastern Parkway.
"There's no video around of Lincoln," he said, a reference to Daniel Day-Lewis's acclaimed depiction of the US president.
"It looks like our silver rights continue to be elusive," he said, a reference to economic disparities.
"The markets will not buy" a weak agreement, he said, a reference to the need to stop the flight of foreign money from Indonesia.
"The best things are the Universals," he said, a reference to three sets of old movies -- literary adaptations, comedies and westerns -- from Universal.
