George P. Shultz Quotes

He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.

If they are too big to fail, make them smaller.

You’ve got to dream a little bit if you’re going to get somewhere.

The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists.

The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost.

We have struggled with terrorism for a long time. In the Reagan administration, I was a hawk on the subject. I said terrorism is a big problem, a different problem, and we have to take forceful action against it. Fortunately, Ronald Reagan agreed with me, but not many others did.

A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.

Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.

Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren’t successful. I just talk to people.

I like the life of ideas and applying ideas to action.

The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it.

I don’t know how you define ‘neoconservatism,’ but I think it’s associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.