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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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...

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of....

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of....

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 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.

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...

Two, I actually learned a lot of things that served me very well when it...

Two, I actually learned a lot of things that served me very well when it...

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 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...

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on...

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on...

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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...

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'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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

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

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up.

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up.

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a...

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a...

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy...

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy...

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...