“There are certain kinds of second-tier confrontations which the U.S. d...” — Richard Holbrooke Quote

“There are certain kinds of second-tier confrontations which the U.S. does not need to get directly involved in. However, even in the second tier of problems, our intervention as a friend to both sides is important.”

“I think Americans understand that in Afghanistan, unlike in Iraq and Vietnam, we are fighting an enemy allied with the people who attacked us on 9/11.”

“You have to test your hypothesis against other theories. Certainty in the face of complex situations is very dangerous.”

“Why are kids being inundated with food that is not good for them, when we're suffering from an obesity crisis? Is the U.S. government talking out of both sides of its mouth, promoting bad food while telling us not to eat it?”

“Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game.”

“My wife Helen is Cornish and both sides of her family are Cornish going back at least a dozen generations. And I envy that and desperately want it for my children.”