“There's no such thing as an independent person.”

“I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.”

“Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.”

“Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.”

“I am not saying that Hitler was a choir boy. But I am saying, let him who was innocent in the Second World War cast the first stone.”

“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”

“Pride is ugly. It says, 'If you succeed, I am a failure.'”

“Simplicity is the friend of execution”

“The best-laid plans can fail for the lack of proper execution.”

“the secret to success is massive execution”

“...if charity begins at home, empire begins in other men's homes.”

“There are no moral obligations in the game of empire.”

“Every empire grow until its reach exceeds its grasp”