You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.

In my view, there's no doubt that the Soviets had infinitely greater trouble holding their structure together than we did.

Our nation is uniquely endowed to play a creative and decisive role in the new order which is taking form around us.

It is frankly a mistake of amateurs to believe you can gain the upper hand in a diplomatic negotiation.

A little uncertainty is good for everyone.

There are some people who think that at some time in the future, China may challenge us for supremacy in the Pacific, and therefore, what do we do today to prevent that? And you, of course, will say that we will try to thwart any economic progress in China. If we engaged in such a policy, we would turn a billion-plus people into nationalist opponents of the United States.

We have three things in common: Irish wives, the ability to speak for 17 minutes without a verb, and the fact that we both speak with an accent.