No foreign policy will stick unless the American people are behind it. And unless Congress understands it. And unless Congress understands it, the American people aren't going to understand it.

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow, London, Paris I found it quite useful.

Yet the whole preamble of the second authorization act for the Marshall Plan showed the direction Congress was ready to take about breaking down barriers within Europe.

Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as a banker, and I was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce.

As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold, if they wanted to buy, and they weren't dependent upon international trade. I felt they were more self-sufficient.

Roosevelt was determined to stop Stalin from taking over Eastern Europe. He thought they finally had an agreement on Poland. Before Roosevelt died, he realized that Stalin had broken his agreement.

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies and drink Coke.

Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never been the same since.

I think Stalin was afraid of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt spoke, he sort of watched him with a certain awe. He was afraid of Roosevelt's influence in the world.

We became convinced that, regardless of Stalin's awful brutality and his reign of terror, he was a great war leader. Without Stalin, they never would have held.

Don't lose heart if it's very difficult at times, everything will come out all right and nobody can in the beginning do as he wishes.

In presence of the Moon nobody sees stars.

Take your desires for reality!" can be understood as the ultimate slogan of power.

You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know.

Some children do what they’re told to do; some children do what they’re told not to do; all children do what they’re parents have done.

I believe in God, and I trust myself in His hands.

Performing is always my biggest rush. The energy is boundless from a great crowd.

The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes.

Nobody wants to be associated with failing to qualify for the World Cup finals. I cannot imagine the shame of it.

Our land of new promise will be a nation that meets its obligations, a nation that balances its budget, but never loses the balance of its values.