“One final bit of advice. The next time a senior administrator of the CIA tells you she has a national-security crisis ... Leave the bullshit in Cambridge.”
“A true Leader asks advice, when he has time to think; but he never asks advice in a crisis. He acts”
“Advice is bullshit. It's just one asshole's opinion.”
“An ambassador is a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given an office by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.”
“We do not deny any nation's legitimate interest in security. But protecting the security of one nation by robbing another of its national independence and national traditions is not legitimate. In the long run, it is not even secure.”
“Never tell a mother how she has to raise her children and give no advice over their schooling, health or nutrition if you are not asked to.”