"America's finest - our men and women in uniform, are a force for good throughout the world, and that is nothing to apologize for."

"The challenge is not to replace Obama but with who. It's not enough to just change up the uniform, if we don't change the team and the game plan, we won't save our country."

"The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office - that all of the world's problems aren't his predecessor's fault."

"To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And that's exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his."

"I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy."

"Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didn't know."

"Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better."

"There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty."