Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect.

I've never met a general yet who could milk a cow.

If geography is prose, maps are iconography.

Security is like virginity: you’re either a virgin or you’re not. You either have security or you don’t.

Looking in the mirror to check if my tie is straight is a waste of my time. I only look in the mirror once a day, and that’s in the morning when I shave.

If geography is prose, maps are iconography,

History is more interesting than politics.

That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world.

With that radio I was always swimming with the current political streams in the West. I was never stranded.

I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table.