Retrospective analysis is not a useful guide to current problems.

Luck is the residue of good planning.

When the big guys in Washington dream of transforming the world, it’s the little guys who come home in body bags.

I think Republicans so mistrust Barack Obama, that if Barack Obama says Putin is terrible, they will be some Republicans who just take the other side.

U.S. has been trying to encourage Iraq to pass a law that would provide money and training and weapons for a Sunni national guard that could be effective in places like Ramadi, like Mosul

Well, I think the U.S. has been careful not to go too far in attacking Iran's allies, in particular in attacking Hezbollah forces in Syria, which have been propping up the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

I believe, that there is at least de facto cooperation between United States and Iran, at least in Iraq.

Misdirection. False signals. Spreading confusion. This is the Tao of deception.

The ISI is above all a paramilitary organization. It doesn't do all that much collection of intelligence. It's not a very good spy agency, but it's good at running covert action.

Journalists couldn't do their jobs overseas without taking risks, and the same is true for diplomats and intelligence officers.

Sometimes James Bond movies drive me crazy. They're fun to watch, but they don't have anything to do at all with what intelligence officers really do.

Every child is born as a free human being.

... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.

I am a storyteller with my music. And my story, nobody gonna tell it for me.

What we do have is nothin' but time. Welcome to the Shawshank Redemption of late night!

He who sees his soul is more than his life does not confuse the two.

There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This is to be mindful.

Every third night a commitee holds a meeting in my head.

I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power.

A kind of semi-Solomon, half-knowing everything, from the cedar to the hyssop.

Twas never merry world Since lowly feigning was called compliment.