As sometimes happens with men who wish to fight but do not or cannot, Reagan developed a romantic image of the military.

In preaching conservative doctrine, Goldwater's jeremiads seemed to be preaching the end of the old world, while Reagan's pep talks seemed to trumpet the beginning of a new one.

Kennedy echoed Stanley Baldwin that a democracy is always two years behind a dictator.

The great actors always play themselves.

One biographer said Kennedy lived along the line where charm became power.

And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day.

I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.

I still play jazz, and I've always got that trumpet very handy, but I'm coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus is, in the realm of symphonic pops.

Guns are dangerous. The only thing more dangerous is not having them.

Leaves die, but trees do not. They only undress.

To be considered a celebrity, there's a certain lifestyle that comes with that.

Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.

I like to read the 'Financial Times' when I'm traveling. 'Economist.' 'Ad Busters.'

however long we have to live, there are never enough springs.