"I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."

"I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is made ambassador to someplace like Afghanistan, where there’s no electricity, so he couldn’t get CNN on the air."

"I’ve often wondered how some people can go through life without ever reading the comics."

"Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other."

"I've never been a great fan of long speeches. I think they're like a good meal: you enjoy the first few bites, but then you start to get full."