Gardening?is one of the most underrated aspects of diplomacy.

Agreement reached by the negotiators?usually starts to collapse in the hands of those who implement it, no matter how carefully cleared at the top.

The way to keep weeds from overwhelming you is to deal with them constantly and in their early stages.

The decision makers face each other. No safety screen stands between the issues and the highest authorities.

Better to use force when you should rather than when you must.

Washington is a resigning town. Nothing else holds the special excitement of a rumored resignation.

I grieve for every death.

It breaks my heart to think about a family weeping over the loss of a loved one. I understand the anguish that some feel about the death that takes place.

Loving ourselves is not some frothy sentiment. Nor is it an egotistical self-centerdness. It is obedience, obedience to the commandments of God that have to do with self.

Now I'd like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!

The misuse of extrinsic rewards, so common in business, impedes creativity, stifles personal satisfaction and turns play into work.

We have not the innocence of Eden; but by God's help and Christ's example we may have the victory of Gethsemane.

People think I played 10 years. I played 68 ball games.

I can give you the cause of anaphylactic shock in a nutshell.

If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

It was a tiny sound but it woke me up because it was a human sound.

When I go mad, I call my friends by phone: I am afraid they might think they're alone.

I don't believe in luck. There are things that you have to work hard for.