If architecture is, as is sometimes said, music set in concrete, then football and basketball may be said to be creativity embodied in team sports.

Great wars can only be fought by great powers.

The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.

The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.

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.

In my experience, it's not just that serious books get a hearing on comedy shows. But serious books get a serious hearing, as well as a funny one, on comedy shows.

Let me remind you all that the first task of American foreign policy is to reduce threats to the United States.