Pretty much the worst reason to bomb someone is to prove that you're willing to bomb someone.

If you have to have 25 French paratroopers to guard a single synagogue, it means that life is not healthy in France for Jews

Cuban mechanics obviously have to be the best mechanics in the world.They're going to figure out all sorts of things to do.

I think Fidel [Castro] has a stronger allergy to the market than his brother, but he is not getting in the way of what his brother is implementing.

I would just not be surprised if, 10 years from now, there is a Trump golf course at the Bay of Pigs. Just mark my words.

Iran is the prime state sponsor of terrorism in the world.

There's practical political considerations obviously, but there's also these broader themes, which is like, I don't want to be the manager of the Middle East.

There's nothing that the United States can do. Nothing that would change systems in the Middle East, nothing the United States can do that would make the Middle East a better place.

...but the power of spilled blood overwhelmed the good intentions of those who wanted to end the violence.

Every time you hurt my heart, you are actually making it stronger than before.

You are not what you are

Just you and me against the world.Always and forever.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

At the end of the day, I'm Violet's mom, and I want the best for her.

I want us to do more to support people who are struggling to balance family and work.

The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for a long time doing your conjugal duty.

The point is some people think they have a leading role when, really, they're just supporting cast.

A friend is Janus-faced: he looks to the past and the future. He is the child of all my foregoing hours, the prophet of those to come, and the harbinger of a greater friend.

I grew up in a world where the social democratic state was the norm, not the exception.