I don't have to deal with the issues of the daily news cycle.

Al-Qaeda has a kind of loose, almost entrepreneurial structure with lots of cells in various countries that are semi-independent.

I absolutely reject that idea that the press is liberal and what it does is liberal. In my view, it's like accusing a doctor of malpractice or a lawyer of malfeasance.

I'm [Paul O'Neill] an old guy, and I'm rich. And there's nothing they can do to hurt me.

Religions find lasting utility in terms of prescription or parameter, rules for the conduct of human affairs.

If you happened to be born on third base, you didn't rub it in the face of the guy who wasn't even born in the stadium. Self-interest was generally checked at the door with your coat and hat.