George P. Shultz

“The 1986 tax act is sort of the unsung hero of the very good economic times we had for a long time. Of course, politics gums it all up again and preferences get put in.”

“The armed forces are paying a lot more attention to the use of energy. The Air Force has realized that the paint on planes is heavy, so there are going to be a lot more silver planes, or planes painted in a less heavy way, so that you are using less fuel to get from point A to point B.”

“I've always tried to live in the future and think about things and how to make things better. If you have great-grandchildren around, and their pictures are looking at you, well, that's the future.”

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

“It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye.”

“Strong growth means increased use of energy at a pace that can strain the capacity to supply what is needed at a reasonable price.”

“Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.”

“World Affairs Councils are great organizations. They help keep people throughout our country alive to important developments in world affairs and underscore that, in the country, we stay engaged and we are part of the world.”

“My experience is that if the military didn't want to use force and was confronted with a president that did, the military would come back with what I would call the 'bomb Moscow' scenario. They would say it had to be done with conditions that were so extreme, you obviously wouldn't do it.”

“Obama seems to want to do something to damage rich people.”