A committee is an animal with four back legs.

For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict.

The one thing you can bet is that spying is never over. Spying is like the wiring in this building: It's just a question of who takes it over and switches on the lights. It will go on and on and on.

You can't make war against terror. Terror is a technique of battle. It's a tactic that has been employed since time immemorial. You can conduct clandestine action against terrorists, and that must be done.

Blackmail is more effective than bribery.

If you see the world as gloomily as I see it, the only thing to do is laugh or shoot yourself.

Never trade a secret, you'll always get the short end of the bargain.