In so many things, growth comes from adversity.

We can't possibly fight all the terrorists in all the countries where they exist because we don't have the money or manpower to do so.

A surgeon will cut off a limb in order to protect the body from disease. And a commander-in-chief should pull out of a war that cannot be won in order to protect a nation.

None of us are perfect, and we all make mistakes. But the American people are a very forgiving people.

You can't always be right, but you can be wrong a lot less

Acquiring knowledge is a form of imitation.

...when the room goes silent, someone has spoken with authority...

I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable for his mustache. And I watched Lassie who was happy as a dog.

New York... when civilization falls apart, remember, we were way ahead of you.

Honesty is what brings people to change and that's what i'm trying to learn in life.

Who hears the fishes when they cry?

An apology for America's values is never the right course.

Follow the argument wherever it leads.

War is a matter of vital importance to the state.