Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.

Ultimately, a real understanding of history means that we face nothing new under the sun.

I have never been bewildered for long in any fight with our enemies - I was Armed with Insight.

There's no way that that our military power will not erode if a robust American economic revival is not part of the cards.

I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. 'It's a job, Al,' Guy told me. 'We work at it every day.'

A work-only zone does wonders for your productivity. So, I prefer working at the office now. I spend 8 focused hours there, then I go home to be present with my family.

Both of my children - my daughter Caroline, a public school teacher, and my son Elliot, an Army Ranger - are dedicating their lives to public service; thus, they have inspired my own decision to run for Congress.

I loved being a student more than being in school. I was kind of the nerd type; I was more into my career and my studies than the dances and being popular.