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"The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office."
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"So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But it was even worse when you knew in that very moment that there was still time to save yourself, and yet you couldn't even budge."

"Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied."

"Sometimes I think I'm real predictable to myself and other times... you always wonder, Is this really what I wanted to do? Did I make a mistake? Should I be doing something else?"

"I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones."

"I can't write about my greatest mistakes because I've slept with most of them."

"I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent."
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"The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president."

"We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation."

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"I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office."

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"Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up."
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