I probably carry more scar tissue on my derrière than any other candidate-that's political scar tissue.

I started out as a Cold Warrior, even my last years in grade school.

Let them march all they want, as long as they continue to pay their taxes.

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

To declare the Cold War over, and declare democracy has won out over totalitarianism, is a measure of arrogance and wrong-headedness.

You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.