We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us and hence our enemy.

If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed.

It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.

That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.

Fighting terrorism is not unlike fighting a deadly cancer. It can't be treated just where it's visible - every diseased cell in the body must be destroyed.

Writing with you is the only thing that keeps me alive.

War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.

Respecting your opponent is the key to winning any bout. Hold your enemy in contempt and you may miss the strategy behind his moves

Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can't afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they did Vietnam.

So it's not a matter of the military lying to the press, but it's the job of the military to deny the press any information that will provide aid and comfort to the enemy.

The last thing we expect others to do, its the last thing they do before we learn we cannot trust them.

I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that he let me do things.

Elizabeth Taylor is not beautiful, she is pretty—I was beautiful.

I never wanted an independent Bosnia. I wanted Yugoslavia. That is my country.

If all the theories were correct, there wouldn't be a fish left in all of our lakes and rivers and streams.

Knowledge is simply a kind of fuel; it needs the motor of understanding to convert it into power.

In creating the Harry Potter artwork, I try to bring a certain amount of realism and believability to the characters and setting, but still add an element of wonder and the unknown.

Without Justice, no realm may prosper.

For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.

Who the Lord calls, the Lord will qualify.