I'm not sure, but [Russia] might be happy to see this guy [Dan Fried] exiting stage left.

A handkerchief can never be put in another pocket after it has been in one pocket. I don't walk under ladders. I have items of clothing that are lucky for me. That rotates, but I am luck-oriented.

Clearly, there has been a lack of imagination about how much can go wrong.

If you're someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that's a sign of a life lived honorably.

I have a file of letters and bits of ephemera from friends who have died. I have had lots of friends who died of AIDS.

Here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights.

I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican party platform.

Hopefully life is long. Do stuff you will enjoy thinking about and telling stories about for many years to come. Do stuff you will want to brag about.

I really believe in trying to increase the amount of useful information in the world and in being accurate in the sense that you can take what I say to the bank, even if you disagree with me.

Bernie Sanders are the only person who talks about the kinds of things that might be driving people to support Donald Trump in such large numbers in the Republican Party.

Activism is setting a goal of something you would like to be different, and figuring out what would have to change to achieve that goal. It's sort of like math.

Misfortune never comes singly. It's surrounded by bodyguards.

I myself am Muslim and I stand on the side of an open society.

Your life only gets better when you get better.

The long arm of the law slides up the outskirts of town.

I look really odd in jeans and a hoodie - it doesn't feel or seem right.

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

I don't believe in Hell, but I believe in my parents' couch.

Missions is not applied anthropology, comparative religion or sociology. It is storming the gates of hell. It is a power confrontation-h and-to-hand combat with Satan and his demons.

People leave managers, not companies

Love is a learned behavior. If you don't learn how to love yourself someone will teach you how to hate yourself.