I believe in freedom of expression, and I believe that societies thrive when they permit freedom of expression.
Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.
I believe that without Watergate we would have had an extraordinary period of success with a strong Nixon and a still vital Brezhnev in power.
I believe that there is a whole set of issues in the world – environment, proliferation, energy, cyberspace – that can only be dealt with on a global basis. The traditional patterns of national rivalry and national competition are not suitable for those cases.
A little uncertainty is good for everyone.
I have always expressed respect for those people who make public declarations.
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There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you’re anxious to meet people who do.
I also do not believe that the United States can let itself be driven into a political role by escalating terrorism, and therefore, the leaders of the Arab world and Arafat should do their utmost to put an end to this and then the United States should do its utmost to produce a political solution.
I go out with actresses because I’m not apt to marry one.
We believe that peace is at hand.
The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes.
This is awful. Do it again.
We are doomed to coexist.
Well, the capacity of French intellectuals to understand a Texan way of thinking is finite.
One has to remember that every progress that has been made towards peace in the Middle East has come under American leadership.
While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.
We are not just any nation.
I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.
The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn’t make it.