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"The nervous system and the automatic machine are fundamentally alike in that they are devices, which make decisions on the basis of decisions they made in the past."

"I never participated in far-reaching political decisions, since I never belonged to the circle of the closest associates of Adolf Hitler, neither was I consulted by Adolf Hitler on general political questions, nor did I ever take part in conferences about such problems."

"Our choices are always in accordance to the prevailing value systems of our environment."

"It can't be stressed enough that in order to produce great graphics, you have to have a good product and a good client capable of making decisions."

"Bishops are like umpires. You have to have them to call the close decisions."

"But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart."

"To sit on the stile would be to continue a familiar existence. To cross the stile would be to begin something new."

"Besides, if it was the wrong choice, what difference was one more bad decision going to make?"
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"Later in that administration, I was asked to take a job which I had to turn down as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs because we were just then putting together the merger of two small law firms that became this law firm. I couldn't leave them at that point."

"I think the President himself is a remarkably intelligent, decent, ethical man. I think he did very well, but I think the job builds up over expectations which all candidates contribute to including this President that simply cannot be fulfilled."

"Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them to deal with a situation like Afghanistan."

"The whole thing was done for internal political reasons to galvanize and unify the country against the Americans, and if they hadn't had that immediate opportunity they would have found another one."

"I learned running the government for the Presidency, which I always thought was difficult, is even more difficult than I thought."

"And we made decisions on each of those matters which were ultimately upheld by the courts."
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