I've never made movies to reach millions of people.
The real secret about diplomats is that we're trained to say something, when there is nothing to say, and to say nothing when there is something to say.
But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.
I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at all. My response is that the only country I know that doesn't have an economic development plan is Papa New Guinea.
The rest of the world cares about how we conduct our affairs because they then take that lead. Were the only leader in the world today. Some are wishing us well, others think that were down and are not going to get back up again, but they are all watching with great interest to see how we conduct our business over the next couple of years.
I think we have to be very sensitive to our need to compete, moving forward, and a lot of that is tied to tax policy.
A crisis allows us the opportunity to dig deep into the reservoirs of our very being, to rise to levels of confidence, strength, and resolve that otherwise we didn't think we possessed. Through adversity, we come face to face with who we really are and what really counts.
Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty stomach. And forget power breakfasts. There is no convincing anyone of anything before 10 A. M.
A government is an institution that holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence.
When a human being becomes a set of data on a website like Facebook, he or she is reduced. Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships. Language. Sensibility.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.