“But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism.”

I’m afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.

If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.

Love the people you think you’d want to be with in the hereafter.

To be different you must strive to be what no one else but you can be. Don’t be so concerned with the opinions of others; those who follow the quiet, creative voice from within are both fortunate and correct.

America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.

If universities want to save a little money, they ought to make some cutbacks in administration and in faculty people who teach one class a week.

If you look back at the first Gulf war, the Arabs sent forces, they sent money. So their interests in Iraq are clear, but they’re nowhere to be seen now. Why? Because right now, it’s dangerous to be seen as supporting the United States.

Russia right now is searching for its soul. It’s trying to figure out what it really is.

I came back to New York after college like any number of struggling performers, and you just find that niche where you can have some sort of impact. And for me that turned out to be comedy.

…there is no more effective public interest watchdog in Washington, D.C.

Democracy doesn’t just consist of holding elections.

My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel my toes tapping wildly inside her for months.

That is so personal, and it’s my pet peeve when people press you on it. And it’s always women who get asked! Is anybody saying that to George Clooney?

The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

After all, we didn’t bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.

I’m not trying to keep anybody happy.

Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black and white movie.

We don’t see it, and because we don’t see it this means that there is no period so remote as the recent past.

These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.

The recent period has been marked by a transformation to an economy that is more productive as competitive forces become increasingly intense and new technologies raise the efficiency of our businesses…

History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.

This is the reason that history has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.

In large part this is because of the success of policies followed by the United States to create an environment, a peaceful period in history in which economies could grow and countries could benefit.

We’re coming off a quarter here that was in-line with our expectations, but much lower at WPZ due to Geismar’s extended outage and a continued heavy capital investing period all as was expected.