“If George Bush [Jr.] decided he was going to turn the troops loose on Syria and Iran after that he would last in office for about 15 minutes. In fact if President Bush were to try that now even I would think that he ought to be impeached. You can't get away with that sort of thing in this democracy.” IfsThinkingTryingFactsLastsTurnsPresidentDemocracyMinutesOughtOfficeDecidedGet AwayIranTroopsSyriaPresident Bush Author:Lawrence Eagleburger
“There are sometimes problems for which there is no immediate solution, and there are sometimes problems for which there is no solution.” SometimesProblemSolutions Author:Lawrence Eagleburger
“If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin.” IfsChristianSinEssence Author:Katherine Harris
“We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater.” ShouldDoneForceShould HaveTheaterDamage Author:Les Aspin
“Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel comfortable and safe going back.” WayFeelsLongCertainTermFiguresAmountSafeComfortableIraqLong TermTerritoryAutonomyKurdish Author:Les Aspin
“We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we will then be able to provide food and water and medical help.” MeanHelpingAbleWaterOughtFindingsMedicalRebelProvidingProtectiveSanctuaryKurdishMedical Help Author:Les Aspin
“Here is one optimists reason for believing unity will prevail ... within the next hundred years ... nationhood as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority. A phrase briefly fashionable in the mid-20th century -- citizen of the world -- will have assumed real meaning by the end of the 21st. All countries are basically social arrangements, accommodations to changing circumstances. No matter how permanent and even sacred they may seem at any one time, in fact they are all artificial and temporary.” KnowsWorldYearsBelieveMayRealEndsCountryMatterStatesReasonFactsSeemsNextSocialCenturyCitizensCircumstancesAuthorityHundredSacredUnityPermanentPhrasesTemporaryOne TimeArtificialArrangementsOptimist20th CenturyFashionableObsoleteAccommodationsAll State Author:Strobe Talbott
“Movement is the universal language of personal freedom.” LanguageMovementUniversalPersonal FreedomUniversal Language Author:Louis Chevrolet
“It's a good thing god doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself.” YearsLooksTwoMightGood ThingsTempted Book:Iacocca: An Autobiography Source: Iacocca: An Autobiography