"Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree."

"The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time."

"The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president."

"Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed."

"One thing I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again."

"Governments, whether right or left, have become commissioners-in-chief, nudging and cajoling networks into preferred business models without the slightest sensitivity or awareness of what the public wants or the TV industry is capable of."

"In grade school I was taught that the United States is a melting pot. People from all over the world come here for freedom and to pursue a better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibly hard, learn a new language and new customs, and in a generation they become an integral part of our amazing nation."

"Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised."