“I think that Iran with a nuclear weapon is extremely destabilizing. I ...” — Robert M. Gates Quote

“I think that Iran with a nuclear weapon is extremely destabilizing. I think it could precipitate a nuclear arms race in the region.”

“I will always be an advocate in terms of wars of necessity. I am just much more cautious on wars of choice.”

“I don't think any president that I worked with has ever said 'pretty please.'”

“When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early '90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner with us in building drones. And they didn't want to, because they had no pilots.”

“One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.'”

“If Iraq and Afghanistan have taught us anything in recent history, it is the unpredictability of war and that these things are easier to get into than to get out of, and, frankly, the facile way in which too many people talk about, 'Well, let's just go attack them.'”

“Nuclear arms and atomic power represent a technology in which coexistence with man is extremely difficult.”

“My No. 1 piece of advice, especially for someone who's an actor-singer-dancer - a triple threat, they're called! - people say, 'What's the most important?' I always say acting. Without knowing why you're singing or what you're singing about, it's just noise. And without knowing why you're moving your body, it's just flailing of arms.”

“Take a look at all of them: Marichal, Jenkins, Spahn - what do you think made them successful? They conditioned their arms by pitching more, not less, starting from when they signed their first contract.”

“The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet!”

“I busted my nose 11 times. My fingers are all busted. My ribs. Both my arms. I can't straighten them out.”

“At one point in time in my career, it was like, 'Oh, he never finishes nobody.' Then, the next thing you know, I'm breaking peoples' arms, making them tap out, and knocking them out. Then, the next thing you know, it's, 'Oh, I don't like his personality.' It's like, 'Okay, well, if you don't like who I am, I can't help you there, buddy.'”