Ronald Reagan said, 'Trust, but verify.' President Obama is 'trust, but vilify.' He trusts our enemies and vilifies everyone who disagrees with him.
I believe in using words, not fists.
The tongue, the ambassador of the heart.
Misunderstanding is the great enemy of every White House press secretary.
One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
Words matter in foreign policy—even empty words.
A lot of people like to trash talk, but I don't. I like to use my movements inside the cage to do my talking.
We used to actually kill each other before we discovered rhetoric in words. If you look at other countries, there are people attacking each other in parliament and stuff.
I must choose my words carefully in order to avoid any negative interpretation. Among politicians, this is a tactic known as lying.
Who, in the midst of just provocation to anger, instantly finds the fit word which settles all around him in silence is more than wise or just; he is, were he a beggar, of more than royal blood, he is of celestial descent.
Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.
