Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

When cruelty is inflicted on innocent people, it discredits whatever cause.

Our goals are the same as those of the U.N.'s founders, who sought to replace a world at war with one where the rule of law would prevail, where human rights were honored, where development would blossom, where conflict would give way to freedom from violence.

T]he state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.

I don't think any of us should forget that the security of America is our highest responsibility.

Balancing your budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn when to say no.

Too often character assassination has replaced debate in principle here in Washington. Destroy someone's reputation, and you don't have to talk about what he stands for.