“I'm not a wide-eyed imperialist who wants to see Americans manning out...” — Richard Holbrooke Quote

“I'm not a wide-eyed imperialist who wants to see Americans manning outposts all over the world. Not outposts to freedom in the cold war cliche, but islands of stability and seas of ethnic strife. That is not what anyone should feel comfortable seeing Americans doing.”

“Nothing generates more heat in the government than the question of who is chosen to participate in important meetings.”

“You will never catch up with the spread of AIDS no matter how much money, no matter how many antiretrovirals are put into the system, unless you stop its growth. And the only way to stop its growth is prevention.”

“People often ask me, 'Who is your role model?' and it sounds a bit cliche, but I've been trying to be my own model.”

“I hate cliche.”

“A cliche is like a coin that has been handled too much. Once language has been overly handled, it no longer leaves a clear imprint.”