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" Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and we get mad at them? That's part of the normal diplomatic relations. "

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" Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move. "

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" President Assad, I worked with. I know him reasonably well, met with him a few times, and he's a liar. "

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" Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. "

" Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. "

" When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, to become the government, and I'm not sure any country, either the United States or I don't hear of anyone else, who's willing to take on that responsibility. "

" You have to make sure you know why you are going to war and then use decisive force to end it as soon as possible. "

" Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place. "

" Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind? "

" Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. "

" People have asked me, 'What would you have done if you hadn't gone into the Army?' I'd say I'd probably be a bus driver. I don't know. "

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" The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. "

" Standing in support of children is something we should all be able to get behind, regardless of party affiliation. "

" Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. "

" Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together. "

" Yup, the whole birther movement was racist. "

" Get mad, then get over it. "

" What you're seeing with Occupy Wall Street and the others are people who are unhappy and they're directing their unhappiness now toward Wall Street and toward those they think are doing too well in our society. "

" So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. "

" I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters. "

" Indeed, we're strongest when the face of America isn't only a soldier carrying a gun but also a diplomat negotiating peace, a Peace Corps volunteer bringing clean water to a village, or a relief worker stepping off a cargo plane as floodwaters rise. "

" The idea that putting Americans 'first' requires a withdrawal from the world is simply wrongheaded because a retreat would achieve exactly the opposite for our citizens. "

" You need to understand, if you take out a government, take out a regime, guess who becomes the government and regime and is responsible for the country? You are. So if you break it, you own it. "

" In the last several years, I have been troubled by the right shift of the Republican party too far to the right. "

" My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise. "

" Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it. "

" It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation. "

" We have practiced diplomacy since the very beginning of the nation. Sometimes it has not worked, and we've had to go to war. I always believe you should try to find peace and reconciliation before conflict. That has been the approach I've taken. "

" War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. "

" When Jerry Springer thinks you've gone too far, my friends, you have gone too far. "

" The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power. "