Morality is contraband in war.
Violence is for mugs. War is for mugs.
There is an alternative to war. It has been with us forever.
As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.
We seek no wider war.
Habit is the nursery of errors.
Most important, I have learned from my colleagues and students.
Whether it's Jack Kennedy or Bill Clinton or others, the personal lives do come into play, and people do judge you for that.
One of the things Mr. Kennedy taught me was that in laying out a new project, you shouldn't try to cope with every little problem.
The people I really most admire are Robert Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt. If you know someone, it is very hard to revere them.
I have three favorite politicians: Reagan, Truman, and Bobby Kennedy - Bobby for showing remarkable political courage despite being loathed by many on both sides.
Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.
Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.
By being friends with all, we are not alone.
I knew I was alone in a way that no earthling has ever been before.
Disorder makes me feel at ease if I'm alone, embarrassed if I'm not.
The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.
The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
Politics is the art of the next best.
