Europeans know that their great experiment in building peace, unity and prosperity cannot survive as a privileged enclave, surrounded on its outskirts by breeding grounds of hatred and fanaticism.

One of the worst things we could do is start to act now as though the attack of 9/11 is a thing of the past and will never be repeated. That's just not true.

I think I was able to survive five heart attacks because I never postponed going to the hospital when something didn't feel right.

The question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not very damned many.

No, I’ve always been impressed with the tremendous resilience of the American economy. I think over the years, over the decades, it’s demonstrated this tremendous ability to take severe body blows, if you will, and bounce back.

In terms of asking questions, I plead guilty. I ask a hell of a lot of questions. That's my job.

I can't think of a time when we've had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian.