“The art of diplomacy is finding a reasonable route among imperfect alternatives.”

“JFK to RFK: To survive in politics, you sometimes have to be willing to make fun of yourself.”

“Vietnam was a palpable failure. And of course, in retrospect, it was even more clearly a disaster and a failure than maybe people understood at the time.”

“Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.”

“The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed determination to bring him down by stealth.”

“Public scandals are America's favorite parlor sport. Learning about the flaws and misdeeds of the rich and famous seems to satisfy our egalitarian yearnings.”

“Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.”

“I've been watching 'Walking Dead' with my son, and there is absolutely nothing in there I find shocking, but it's cool, and I like it.”

“In 1988, Christmas, that was my last performance because I moved to Hawaii to raise my son.”

“How many shots had to be fired to turn this child back to his home and anxious mother?”

“We are not subjects of a State founded upon law, but members of a society founded upon revolution. Revolution is our obligation: our hope of evolution. The Revolution is in the individual spirit, o...”

“To be out of touch with a society in which women have internalized their subjugation is an admirable thing.”

“You two are too cute, the counter girl said, setting two cups piled with whipped cream on the counter. She had a sort of lopsided, open smile that made me think she laughed a lot. Seriously. How lo...”

“Life reality tells us that to grow physically, you first need to grow inwardly”

“Remember, one step leads to the other and therefore never neglect the first step. It will give you the confidence you need to sail through with victory”