The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.

What distinguishes Americans from many people in the world is our kind of endemic optimism.

We don't understand enough about the Islam religion and Muslim world.

There is plenty of room in the world for mediocre men but there is no room for mediocre women.

John Kerry knows more about more subjects than an awful lot of people. But I think it's a very hard job [Secretary of State].

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.

Glass ceilings have been broken, but more have to be broken.