The Islamic State fighters in Mosul are dead men walking and I think they increasingly know it.

People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is, you only get three pages a night before your eyelids close.

The job of the leader is to get the big ideas right.

I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction.

After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.

Political progress will only take place if sufficient security exists.

The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.

I'm living the dream.

Every civilian's death diminishes us, collectively.

Don't forget Yemen, where there are also extremist elements, as we saw recently.

I think Putin wants to recreate as much of the Soviet Union as he can through a variety of different means. He's invaded parts of Georgia, took Crimea, southeastern Ukraine, bases in other countries.

He might not like that she'd dated the guy one, but he didn't want him dead. Most of the time.

I once took a poo in the woods while hunched over like an animal. It was AWESOME.

He was gargoyle. Tonight, his mate would learn exactly what that meant.

In this world of numbness and information overload, the ability to feel, my boy, is a rare gift indeed.

In a bureaucracy, they shoot the bull, pass the buck, and make seven copies of everything.

That my complicated life could be made so simple was astounding.

The dreamers are the saviors of the world.

I became a cover girl and an editorial model, and then I became a runway model.

Stories you read when you're the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called.

We did every scene together, every day for four months, and it could have been a disaster, if we didn't get on, but we clicked straight away. Elijah Wood is just the nicest guy.