Propaganda was an important arm of the Soviet diplomacy, very important.

You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude.

I am in control here, in the White House.

To declare the Cold War over, and declare democracy has won out over totalitarianism, is a measure of arrogance and wrong-headedness.

A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples.

I probably carry more scar tissue on my derrière than any other candidate-that's political scar tissue.

Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down.

Let them march all they want, as long as they continue to pay their taxes.

When you have something this good, you keep it. Forever. And that's all the magic there is to it.

The two grappled in the quiet of old-fashioned personal diplomacy.

The myth is not my own

…And the sound of the sea, like the wild-animal breath of the world itself, frightened them as it gasped and died at their feet.

When all is said and done, the unselfish acts of what we have done without asking for anything in return, will have said it all.

Death loses its terror if one dies when one has consummated one's life!

You hate me now. I knew you'd be upset at the choice being taken away but I couldn't see you die.

Honestly, my personality is cool and easy-going. But once I started wearing skirts and put on some make up, I transform into that sexy kind of person.

I only invoked what you already knew.

The moment that you accept life and your life as it is, is the moment that you will start to change your life and this magical life itself.