We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.

Diplomacy never stops, and, with or without an election, it never stops.

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.

I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.

You need to learn what people have done, but you need to learn where they have failed... Usually when they fail it is in the execution.

It's really not a number I'm terribly interested in.