Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks.

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If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper...

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper...

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing...

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing...

For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.

For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered...

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered...

I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or...

You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or...

I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy.

I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy.

I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning...

I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning...

I just don't get invited to the same dinner parties I used to like to...

I just don't get invited to the same dinner parties I used to like to...

It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really...

It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really...

I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn...

I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn...

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their...

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their...

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune...

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune...

I do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human...

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human...

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It...

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It...