You know, larger-than-life politicians have larger-than-life strengths and larger-than-life weaknesses.

Bush promised a foreign policy of humility and a domestic policy of compassion. He has given us a foreign policy of arrogance and a domestic policy that is cynical, myopic and cruel.

I've been described as a grizzled political veteran.

The two-war strategy was a product of the cold war, when we had to have the ability to fight the Russians on the plains of Europe and fight the Chinese on the Korean peninsula at the same time. That costs an awful lot of money.

I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.

You know, larger than life is always better than smaller than life in politicians. And, you know, God save us from mediocrities.

Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.