The best reduction, the most final reduction, is to destroy the warheads.

If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq.

The administration is manufacturing a crisis that does not exist in order to dismantle Social Security.

We can best honor the memories of those who were killed on September 11 and those who have been killed fighting the war on terrorism, by dedicating ourselves to building a free and peaceful world safe from the threat of terrorism.

We're in danger of breaking our army and preventing our national leaders from having the flexibility to confront not just Iraq and Afghanistan, but crises around the globe.

The President has no real plan to address the fiscal challenges arising from the retirement of the baby boom generation, let alone a plan to fix Social Security.

We are today, in this country, convulsed by the situation in Iraq. It is an extraordinary crisis. It is taxing our men and women in uniform, and it is certainly taxing our resolve.

Having committed ourselves to Iraq, we must prevail, and to prevail, we must fund all of the requirements for our military. We must do it adequately and promptly, and the administration is doing neither.

The best reduction, the most final reduction, is to destroy the warheads.

Having grown up as a young Army officer in the Vietnam era, I had an instinctual sort of notion that you have to look very carefully and weigh very carefully what anyone says.

Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.

I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration.

Improving oversight of hedge funds and other private funds is vital to their sustainability and to our economy's stability.

The financial crisis is a stark reminder that transparency and disclosure are essential in today's marketplace.

If men could see us as we really are they would be a little amazed.

I think I'm attracted to subjects that I'm afraid of. It's a way to approach things I am afraid of, things that bring fear in my heart, and try to understand them, try to deal with them. It's like demons. I try to approach it and understand it... I'm just visiting fears.

Sometimes you win by losing.

I think one of the best jobs in the universe must be being the editor of 'The New Yorker', but there are a number of magazines that I'd be excited to be the editor of. They would be 'Wired', 'The New Yorker' and probably, 'Vogue'.

The challenge, really, on any new film is to try to avoid that and achieve a few moments that aren't cliche.

High school will always be a drama zone. It takes the strongest and smartest to know how to avoid it.

The fruits of science and innovation have nourished our society and economy for years, but nations unable to navigate our regulatory system are often excluded, as are vulnerable individuals.

I went to a seminar early in my career on the craft of storytelling by Robert McKee. It was really life altering. There are basic principles on how to craft an engaging story and he covers them well. He's got a book out, 'Story,' that I would highly recommend to anyone interested in improve their storytelling.

Even as a child, I knew what I didn't want. I didn't want to wear red lipstick.

Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal.

I stopped acting when I was 19. The only time I acted again was during the war, when there were no other Nazis available.

Anything that is measured and watched, improves.

My dad has more sparkly stuff than most men.

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.

Setting is the bedrock of your story. If you choose a real-world backdrop, be certain you get your facts straight.

The East Coast, and certainly Boston, has a provincial quality to it that makes it harder to bust out and move up. Try to be too different and they'll pull you down.

I haven't checked, but I highly suspect that chickens evolved from an egg-laying ancestor, which would mean that there were, in fact, eggs before there were chickens. Genius.

I wouldn't write anything autobiographical. If you've lived a life like Laurence of Arabia, it might be a consideration, but otherwise it's a little bit vain, it seems to me.

Language can only deal meaningfully with a special, restricted segment of reality. The rest, and it is presumably the much larger part, is silence.

I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.

Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something.

I want to make music that stands the test of time.

I think the American people in many cases want to transform our energy system.

A person has to remember that the road to success is always under construction. You have to get that through your head. That it is not easy becoming successful.