Dwight D. Eisenhower

There is no victory at bargain basement prices.

There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

It's very hard to play the straight lead girl and still make her sparkly and fun and real.

Violent ideologies can proliferate and spread; threats are no longer contained by borders and oceans; and adversaries are as likely to be found in cyberspace as on the battlefield.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.