Extremists on the left tend to be just as critical of pragmatism as extremists on the right.

If some of my judgments were wrong - and some were wrong - they were made in what I believed at the time to be the best interest of the nation.

Look, people get drunk ... People chase girls. And the point is, it's a hell of a lot better for them to get drunk than to take drugs. It's better to chase girls than boys.

This is a great day for France!

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home, you've blown seven hours. There are better things you can do with your time.

The communists have lost the cold war, but the west has not yet won it.

You cannot win a battle in any arena merely by defending yourself.