The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.

The beginning of the decline of the Republic was the day they air-conditioned the Capitol.

In Washington I'm thought of as a conservative, but in Tennessee I'm thought of as a Bolshevik.

The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.

You've got to guard against speaking more clearly than you think.

Eventually, somebody is going to be a hero, and somebody's going to be president. Not necessarily the same person.

What did the president know, and when did he know it?