Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are.

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.

Nothing threatens a corrupt system more than a free mind.

What fiction and art can do, particularly narrative art, is construct consciousness - in a sense, we have to do it for the first time, every time.

Everyday I look forward to bringing a few laughs, giving a little advice and making people feel good about themselves.

I just discovered the Santa Monica flea market, every Sunday. I go weekly. There's a lot of interesting things there.

I believe firmly in God's control in life.

We can never know... But maybe it's because no black actors merited being nominated.Why put people into categories?

Be a good human being, a warmhearted, affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief.

I fell in love with magic acts and bridged into that.

Stun settings are for people who can't commit.

Well, this would be nice if it worked out, but I'm not selling the farm.