Putin needs to understand and feel in his gut that if the Chechens get a nuclear bomb, they're going to Moscow first, they're not coming to New York.

When we succeeded in winning the Cold War, escaping a nuclear Armageddon that could have killed us all, the U.S. inevitably had a serious problem about an encore: what now for our place in the world?

There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.

The best simpleminded test of expertise in a particular area is an ability to win money in a series of bets on future occurrences in that area.

And I hope that we can learn the lessons of the past in looking at the current challenge that China poses to a ruling America.

Terrorism is really the only existential threat to America as we know it - as a free country that plays a leading role in the world.

I think the election of Trump was an expression of what happens in ruling powers as they become alarmed.

For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be prepared to use military force - including unilaterally, if necessary.

One of the most foolish of all human philosophies, is to believe that we all have an unavoidable destiny.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

We live in a society where we may have differences, of course, but we learn to celebrate these differences.

It is our duty and our privilege to keep America moving forward.

Once you look past the hype, actors are nothing more than fugitives from reality who specialize in contradiction: we are both children and hardened adults—wide-eyed pupils and jaded working stiffs.

Somewhere a woman is praying her toddler wins a beauty pageant. I say this because sometimes people wonder why God lets tornadoes happen.

The controversy as to whether socialism is possible has been settled by the fact that it exists, and it is a fundamental axiom of my philosophy, at any rate, that anything that exists, is possible.

I'm the girl that works at Paramount all day, and Fox all night.

Unfortunately, these past few years, you can work hard, try to be as successful as possible, follow the rules, and President Barack Obama will do everything he can to stand in your way.

Home run hitters strike out a lot.