Once I decide to do something I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock you jump over it walk around it crawl under it.

Kennedy was haunted by the Bay of Pigs invasion but carried the country through the Cuban Missile Crisis. He later increased the number of U.S. military advisers to South Vietnam to more than 16,000.

Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it.

JFK used to say the bishops and the cardinals were all Republicans, but the nuns were Democrats! I sort of believe that too.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

The difference between authorized and unauthorized biographies is the difference between riding in carriage or squatting in steerage.

Studies have been done showing that there really are gender differences, that women do bring more congeniality and compromise to the table.

People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.

There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think?

I would love to do an unauthorized biography about Congress. It's like a secret society up there.

Captain Midlands: "I met the real you once."John (Lennon) the Skrull: "You're meeting the real me now."Captain Midlands: "I told him to get his bleedin' hair cut.

There is no reason to celebrate if God does not provide the victory

Life is very interesting if you make mistakes.

Maybe self-improvement isn't the answer, maybe self-destruction is the answer.

It's not like it used to be where everybody has a record company to belong to.

Being a role model, you just got to watch what you do.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

To sit with George [Clooney] and argue about what we're passionate about was amazing. We're good at arguing our points of view and are all about doing what was best for the movie [ "Gravity"].

Happiness does not depend on the size or content of a goal, but on the strength of the desire to have it.

I don't think you should talk while the movie was going on and say, 'Oh, look at that - look how smart I was' or 'What a brilliant shot that is!' I don't believe in that.