We intend to leave it without further discussion. We respect this request by the government of Uzbekistan

Nationalism is like cheap alcohol. First it makes you drunk, then it makes you blind, then it kills you.

At least in my country, we have come to accept the flags burning, but what we cannot accept is violence, burning of embassies and intimidations, and there is no excuse for that.

Partisanship is not part of my professional makeup.

Think of Europe in the 20th century. Two World Wars generated by nationalism. France, Germany, Britain fighting with each other.

Ronald Reagan reached out to Gorbachev. At the same time, we were pushing back against the Soviets all over the world. He was able to do two things at once, and it worked out very well for us.

The world should contemplate a nuclear weapons-armed Iran with the greatest of concern.

I think that President George W. Bush was ahead of most of his government, in realizing that Putin was not the person we thought he was.

No great power is ever satisfied with its sphere of influence. They never are.

Be careful about a policy generated with enthusiasm in the rush of a moment. It usually doesn't turn out well.

Don't mistake the Russia you want to exist for the Russia that there actually is. Be realistic.

I learned that moral courage is harder than physical courage.

Some people put up a peace sign with one hand. Some people put up the middle finger instead. I use two hands and put up both.

And thirdly, the FDA occasionally does some genuine public good with whatever energies it has left over after serving the vested political and commercial interest of its first two activities.

Travelling is like a novel: it's what happens that counts.

All endeavour calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil.

Always remember, you will live, you will love, you will dance again.

Always assume that a lucky hit will not be repeated.

"I thought Indians built fires with fiction." .... "I can do that, but I'd like to eat sometime in the next day or so. Sterno and Bic are much faster."

Counterintuitive action makes a fellow feel smart.

Self-regulation stands in relation to regulation the way self-importance stands in relation to importance.