My philosophy has been to take things day by day. When I talk about this philosophy, it makes people perhaps a little surprised.

I am concerned because even in the past two years that were the jubilee years, I have seen evident signs which show that the people are still in great difficulties, and there are things that still need to be remedied and looked after in many areas.

Support each other as is needed to achieve goals for the benefit of the people and the nation's security.

Western people ask me whether it is a paradox that I am King but support democracy. I have to tell them that in Thailand, the King is the guarantor of democracy.

How do you focus on jobs and creating opportunities for the next generation if it's just essentially a war on public employees and others?

A democratic and stable Iraq and Afghanistan are essential to our broader efforts to make no place safe for terrorists and to win the War on Terrorism.

I actually love history. I've devoured book after book of stories from World War I and World War II. They're really two sections of world history that really interest me. I knew very extensively a lot about World War I.

Hospice is such a tremendous thing. Patients seem to reach an inner peace.