“Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.”

“I've never been a popular person, but it doesn't matter. I have everything in my life that I want. I'm not a walking publicity stunt. I'm not an anarchist, or bitter. I'm not trying to be subversive. I just try to remain unguarded, unprotected by fear, and agents and publicists, and I feel comfortab”