Councils of war breed timidity and defeatism.

The Soviet Union represents a threat in terms of might. It is a joke in terms of its economy and what it has to offer the Third World - a laughingstock to countries that are looking for an economic-development model.

I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich.

I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.

My wife had a miscarriage. We have rarely talked about it. It did make me more aware of the sanctity of human life, how precious every child is.