I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country.

I'm 74 years old and even though I may be a bit of a rascal, 33 girls in two months seems to me too much even for a 30-year-old.

I will take questions from the guys, but from the girls I want telephone numbers.

There is nothing new in Egypt. Egyptians are making history as usual.

I always win, I'm cursed to win.

The Left loves the poor so much it creates more of them every time it gets into power.

I don't need to go into office for the power. I have houses all over the world, stupendous boats... beautiful airplanes, a beautiful wife, a beautiful family... I am making a sacrifice.

Mussolini never killed anyone, he just sent dissenters abroad for vacation.

Only I can turn this country around.

I have little hair because my brain is so big it pushes the hair out.

If I, taking care of everyone's interests, also take care of my own, you can't talk about a conflict of interest.

When the dream that was no longer can be, you have to dream a different dream.

The rain keeps starting and stopping like an anxious lover who doesn’t know if he should spend the night.

I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security.

I drink red wine on ice to water it down.

Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.

The word impossible is peculiar because if you examine it closely, you'll find that most of it is possible.

There are people who do, what we would call, lower sorcery. It is best not to be concerned with them. They are not happy people and they can't be a problem if you are aware of what they are doing.

There are still some terrible cliches in the presentation of Indian fiction. The lotus flower. The hennaed hands. In mainland Europe, people still slap these images on my books and I go bananas.

There are no degrees of honesty.

We're living in an increasingly nationalistic, xenophobic time, and you can see it reflected in societies all over the world.