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When you have real power you don't threaten. People know what your capabilities are.

I wish I could avoid the people who have threatened me. My favorite threat is that I will be thrown in the River Miljacka, which is at most knee-deep, with my feet bound in cement.

I have never made a threat. I've never made a threat, never expressed a threat, never - I've never - I would never threaten violence ever, because I am a man of peace, dedicated to peace.

Don't make a threat and then not do it.

Most people who make threats don't follow through. The most dangerous people are often those who never make threats. But 'most' and 'often' aren't what you are looking for when you're dealing with a scary person. You want to 'know.' And there is no knowing.

How do you defend inaction in the face of crisis? How is that defensible for anybody?

Danger is part of my job. It's always there, but you can't think about it too much otherwise you start to be too slow.

Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening.

I'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all.

You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.