I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.

He [Mikhail Gorbachev] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes....There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that does not come across as something peaceful within himself. It's the look of a kind of human volcano, or he'd probably like to describe it as a human nuclear energy plant.

Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

I'd much rather wear out than rust out.

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