It wasn’t a normal joy, it was a bitter joy, but somehow the bitterness made the joy even more wonderful.

Leadership is influence.

I'm not a strikingly handsome guy, but I'm in movies.

The White House was signaling that the threat posed by Saddam Hussein was of such urgency that it had priority over the crushing of al Qaeda.

The process, not the final achievement, is what it's all about.

What worries me is that now, communication is virtual.

I observe a lot. I see a lot around me.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.

The missing links in my life's work, no less!

[Hillary Clinton] needs to accomplish a lot. She also has to provide a unifying theme for all the things she wants to do.