[General James Mattis] said, reading allows you to learn from other people's mistakes without filling body bags with the bodies of your soldiers as you learn on the battlefield.

Given this president [Donald Trump] and his lack of military experience, I think it actually might be a good thing to have someone who understands the military very deeply to be counseling him.

General [James] Mattis has got a really intellectual mindset about how the United States should go about protecting its national security.

t I think what [James Mattis] will do with the deal is monitor it very, very carefully and make sure that Iran is complying with every stipulation of it.

I think that you will see some significant changes in the [Donald] Trump administration.

[General James Mattis] a very talented individual. He's - has a personal library of about 10,000 books and he's read most of them on military history and strategy and so forth.

Certainly, we shouldn't go about making a habit of taking generals and making them secretary of defense.

So in his very politically-incorrect way, I think [James Mattis] is a good counterpart to Donald Trump, who doesn't read books.

[ General James Mattis] is a Marine's Marine who has served in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

Iran has proxies in Yemen, Syria, Iraq. You can push back against Iran without pulling out of the deal.

Sometimes, we think faster than what you write.

It was growing late, and though one might stand on the brink of a deep chasm of disaster, one was still obliged to dress for dinner.

Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn.

Our leadership in D.C. should be bold and determined.

Quiet moments recharge me.

I'm just really interested in the interface of the individual with the collective. I think that's where the arts live.

Everything we do is based at adults.

Let freedom ring, unless it's on vibrate.

When we enter the present moment deeply, our regrets and sorrows disappear, and we discover life with all its wonders.

Lita wait! I need advice on taking 5 guys at once!