Alexander Haig Quotes

You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude.

I probably carry more scar tissue on my derrière than any other candidate-that's political scar tissue.

A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples.

To declare the Cold War over, and declare democracy has won out over totalitarianism, is a measure of arrogance and wrong-headedness.

I am in control here, in the White House.

Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down.

Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critical region for American national security.

Those who are seeking ways to tap into the potential of e-mail will find themselves in a position to capitalize on the pending explosion in Internet usage.

Let them march all they want, as long as they continue to pay their taxes.

The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.

Syria is a terrorist state by any definition and is so classified by the State Department. I happen to think Iran is too. Iraq, Iran, Syria, they're all involved.

In Desert Storm, we had too many troops; in Afghanistan probably not enough for the major commitment we have made.

I'm the only American alive or dead who presided unhappily over the removal of a vice president and a president.

I think that perhaps the classic propagandists of the - in the Second World War was Winston Churchill. He was extremely skilled and adept at it.

Propaganda was an important arm of the Soviet diplomacy, very important.

I think the new generations in America, the America's youth, no longer care about Vietnam. They don't want to hear any more about it.

I started out as a Cold Warrior, even my last years in grade school.

More often than not, Americans and Westerners overestimated the power and capability of the Soviet Union.