"It is a timeless truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Leadership is not a title, it is the realization that the legacy we leave is written in the hearts of others."

"Of course, there is no question that Libya - and the world - will be better off with Gaddafi out of power. I, along with many other world leaders, have embraced that goal, and will actively pursue it through non-military means. But broadening our military mission to include regime change would be a mistake."

"To speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"The New Deal is plainly an attempt to achieve a working socialism and avert a social collapse in America; it is extraordinarily parallel to the successive 'policies' and 'Plans' of the Russian experiment. Americans shirk the word 'socialism', but what else can one call it?"

"I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science."

"The central task of science is to arrive, stage by stage, at a clearer comprehension of nature, but this does not at all mean, as it is sometimes claimed to mean, a search for mastery over nature."

"My interest in film is sort of catholic - apart from science fiction and horror movies, I'll watch almost everything."