The true conservative is not at home in social struggle. He will attempt to avoid unbridgeable schism, because he knows that a stable social structure thrives not on triumphs but on reconciliations.

To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal

History knows no resting places and no plateaus

You know, this is a very strange phenomenon. I keep reading that in American newspapers, and I keep reading extensive speculations. I meet with the Chinese leaders periodically, and while I don't say they've endorsed the missile shield, it has not been in the forefront of their discussions.

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with the enemy.

Don't be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself.

University politics make me long for the simplicity of the Middle East.