I have said many times that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism.

History has shown that a country most effectively speaks with one voice. When nationally elected officials work together, build consensus, and provide leadership, the American people will follow.

If America is to succeed in responding to these 21st Century challenges, our political system cannot continue to bog down in the mire of partisan gamesmanship.

Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning.

You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over.

Foreign policy will require a strategic agility that, whenever possible, gets ahead of problems, strengthens U.S. security and alliances, and promotes American interests and credibility.

Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender.

Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.

I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president.

And this - this board was - was impanelled in 1951. And it's gone through ups and downs in how the secretaries have used it. But I have put a premium on that advisory board.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

Authentic prayer changes us, unmasks us, strips us, indicates where growth is needed.

This night has no beginning and no end. It will last forever in the Blue Moon's memories. Bless us, lovers, Mother Moon, if we will never meet again.

People always think I was just playing in a piano bar, but I only did that for about six months. The rest of the time I was playing in bands.

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.

When we were filming, I thought that I was Peter Pan, you know? I thought I was the coolest kid in the world, so I wound up being the coolest kid in the world.

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.

We've done a miserable job of preparing people for today's world, let alone tomorrow's.

I like to do things that are shocking or challenging for the sake of comedy.

And I'm not apolitical - I'm very specific in my politics. But a lot of the time it's nobody's business unless you're over at my house having dinner.

If you have the character to hang in there when its tough, you will develop or acquire every other characteristic necessary to WIN in the game of life.