I'm going to be frank, Max...""Of course. All cards on the table." But he gave me a poker smile.

The moral high ground to which I aspired had turned into a slippery slope.

Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.

You can’t clean your dirty past as if you are cleaning a dirty window! All you can do is to create a clean future!

Being in love has the same effect as being on drugs.

Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do.

You can really only enjoy life when you're extremely busy.

No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

I hopes the candidate [Donald Trump] is given fake intelligence briefings ... because you can't trust him.

Without a vision people and the church become self-centered. People start finding fault with one another and the church self-destructs.

I have ten bucks in my pocket - what to spend it on? French fries - ten dollars' worth of french fries, ultimate fantasy.

The party has to be much more. It has to connect in a real way with rank-and-file members and be their voice.