To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy. To oppress the opposition is to assault the very foundation of democracy.

There is a special charm to journeys undertaken before daybreak in hot lands: the air is soft and cool and the coming of dawn reveals a landscape fresh from the night dew.

Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.

For those who have a great attitude, their life fills with an abundance of beauty, which deserves gratitude.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively

He couldn’t believe that sleep had robbed him of this spectacle night after night. Such are the writer’s privileges, he thought, nostalgic already for the present.

I have always felt cookbooks were fiction and the most beautiful words in the English language were 'room service.

Lewis Strauss is one of my best friends.

Clarifying your identity helps you just talk to ladies.

Sometimes people who get wealthy when they are very, very young, it's a curse to them. They don't realize it.

I'm raising my daughter with her grandparents in the picture, and that feels good.

I'm in Stockholm in my office. I just got here after seeing my eighth child on an ultrasound, so I'm in a good mood. It's beautiful: an energetic little skeleton.

At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting member of Congress.