We should be on our guard against the temptation to argue directly from skill to capacity, and to assume when a man displays skill in some feat, his capacity is therefore considerable.

There is a hidden fear that somehow, if they are only given a chance, women will suddenly do as they have been done by.

It is curious to look back and realize upon what trivial and apparently coincidental circumstances great events frequently turn as easily and naturally as a door on its hinges.

In real life, strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell.

[The American position at the UN is] essentially impotent, without influence, heavily outvoted, and isolated.

A good home must be made, not bought.

I'm not a big politics guy.

Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.

Our minds are so undisciplined that our doubts rule our lives and we don't master our imagination - it masters us.

I am the exception to the rule that all senators see themselves in the Oval Office.

Anything is OK in art if the art turns out OK.