Don't forget Yemen, where there are also extremist elements, as we saw recently.

People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is, you only get three pages a night before your eyelids close.

The job of the leader is to get the big ideas right.

I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction.

After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.

Political progress will only take place if sufficient security exists.

The fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.

I'm living the dream.

Every civilian's death diminishes us, collectively.

I think Putin wants to recreate as much of the Soviet Union as he can through a variety of different means. He's invaded parts of Georgia, took Crimea, southeastern Ukraine, bases in other countries.

I think no commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this.

When you are there for people who dont need you. They make fun of you and make you a fool.

Dogs speak words, but only poets and children Hear.

I think 1960s small-town America was very Lynchian. Everything was there, but underneath, everything was rumbling.

It's hard to wipe your eyes when you have whirring buzzsaws for hands.

Topher Grace is a really smart guy, and he really thinks about [acting].

Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds.

In my latter years I've decided that there's too much to keep track of when you go into the lying game. That becomes stressful and it's not for me anymore.

I dont ever wear makeup. I steam my face. I put hot water to open pores and cold water to close them.

A business model describes how your company creates, delivers and captures value.

She wore a gown the color of storms, shadows, and rain and a necklace of broken promises and regrets.