Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome.

The American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.

One thing worse than an America that is too strong, the world will learn, is an America that is too weak.

The American empire will not disappear... because America does not have an empire.

The government can give citizens opportunity and it's their responsibility to take advantage of it.

First of all, the world criticizes American foreign policy because Americans criticize American foreign policy. We shouldn't be surprised about that. Criticizing government is a God-given right - at least in democracies.

In the past when a country became as powerful as the United States, other countries would band together to clip its wings. But that isn't happening now and I don't think it's not going to happen, because other countries are not threatened by us, and they secretly appreciate the services that we provide, even if they don't usually say so.