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

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.

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

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.

We know only that in some strange and melancholy way we have become a waste land. All the same, we are not often sad.

Catching a fly ball is a pleasure but knowing what to do with it is a business.

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing and mojito in your hand.

BMX is kind of a big guy sport, you know.

Private citizens and companies are always seen as evil and greedy, because they want to profit. But the government picks your pocket any chance it can get, but they're never called greedy.

I want to build a treehouse village connected by bridges in the woods by my house so my friends have a place to stay.

Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.

I envisage the prinicles of the Earth Charter to be a new form of the ten commandments. They lay the foundation for a sustainable global earth community.

Never tell anyone to be careful, never ask what that noise was, and for the love of God, never, ever say that you'll be right back." —Evelyn Baker

If love be blind, it best agrees with night