I think a resumption of the Cold War would be a historic tragedy. If a conflict is avoidable, on a basis reflecting morality and security, one should try to avoid it.

Every success is usually an admission ticket to a new set of decisions.

The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you than the friends you make by being on the fence

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault.

The important thing is to do the right thing. Then credibility will follow.

He [Deng Xiaoping] said that he did not understand why we failed to grasp that the alternative was not democracy, but total chaos and risking all the reforms that had been achieved.

U.S. policy toward the third world should be one of depopulation