The longer the war drags on, more and more civilians are getting killed.

Think of the 40 years of confrontation. What is it we gained?...The old style has exposed itself: it is fruitless.

If it is necessary we will find a quick answer and it will not be the way the United States expects it. It will be an answer that devalues the 'Star Wars' program.

If both sides reduced their long-range missiles by 50%, SDI would be an unacceptable threat to the remaining Soviet rocket forces.

Every discovery in pure science is potentially subversive

Discipline isn't about showing a dog who's boss

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education.

Both of my marriages have taught me the same lesson twice over really harsh: listen to your instincts. Don't be a people pleaser.

The repetition of the holy names reveals a presence hidden within the heart. Something begins to happen that's very disturbing - we get happy.

When leaders care less about their people, their people will be careless.

If you really want something, you've got to keep going after it.

My office is on Twitter. I don't tweet myself - at least, not intentionally, but I probably should do.

We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution.

I still feel the need of some imperishable bliss.