“If Tehran insists on combining the Persian imperial tradition with contemporary Islamic fervor, then a collision with America — and, indeed, with its negotiating partners of the Six — is unavoidable. Iran simply cannot be permitted to fulfill a dream of imperial rule in a region of such importance to the rest of the world.”

“In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality”

“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests”

“History knows no resting places and no plateaus”

“The issues are too important to be left for the voters.”

“Don't be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself.”

“The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it's their fault.”