People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any forum that would require me to stop talking for three hours.

People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours.

I don't ascribe to myself any special competence in economic insight. I translate what I hear from highly intelligent people into political and philosophical propositions.

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it's their fault

I think my wife would take objection to any characterization of me as perfect.