The twenty first century will require a re-affirmation and re-definition of our alliances and international organisations.

History has shown that a country most effectively speaks with one voice. When nationally elected officials work together, build consensus, and provide leadership, the American people will follow.

If America is to succeed in responding to these 21st Century challenges, our political system cannot continue to bog down in the mire of partisan gamesmanship.

Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning.

You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over.

Foreign policy will require a strategic agility that, whenever possible, gets ahead of problems, strengthens U.S. security and alliances, and promotes American interests and credibility.

Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender.

Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.

I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president.

And this - this board was - was impanelled in 1951. And it's gone through ups and downs in how the secretaries have used it. But I have put a premium on that advisory board.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have to people I hold close to my heart.

I just think it's sad that the main places in our culture that we designate to meet new people are bars and nightclubs.

God as we ought to worship Him. God is Spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and truth, that is, by a humble and true adoration of spirit in the depth and center of our souls.

All of my friends are my age and we are all ageing at the same time. We talk about it and moan, but it doesn't bother me.

There is nothing like the sight of an old enemy down on his luck.

The spirit of a nation is what counts-the look in its eyes.

Prayer is translation. A man translates himself into a child asking for all there is in a language he has barely mastered.

My father cried when I said I wanted to be a chef.

Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?

I'm convinced that a person in my position must provide a positive example to people.