I did my 40 years in Washington, 40-plus, and it's time to pause and reflect and think about what I've seen and done.

I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency.

Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many.

The Iraqi forces are conducting the Mother of all Retreats.

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.

Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait.

I worship the ground Paul Ryan walks on.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us.

From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.

Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better.

I've been extraordinarily fortunate that I've been able to go live a very active, stressful life. And I don't believe that my heart disease changed me for the worst.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone

People do understand the language of the heart, you know, even if the head does not always comprehend it.

My past is ahead of me because I am beyond my past.

Stop worrying, nobody gets out of this world alive.

I'm afraid I haven't become a born-again Christian. I'm sort of 'Church of England, lapsed' is about as far as I go.

I have some other novels I want to write. I have a lot of short stories - I love the short story.

One of the great things going on right now is social media and you get a real sense, immediately, about what people are feeling and thinking.

Avoid all mystery. There is no mystery in religion.

I am not a morning person, but I always work out - always.