And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intelligence they've received.

I wouldn't even know - and I spent three years in the CIA - I wouldn't even know how you'd start a covert action program in a place like Iran. It would be extraordinarily difficult.

Intelligence is not a science.

The Crown Prince has said he needs to broaden political participation in the governing of Saudi Arabia.

These are all elements, but the main thing we can do in the Middle East is encourage the reformist elements.

There's clearly something to be said for success and following through on your commitments.

Over a period of time, I think the popular will in Iran will prevail.

It took us 50 months in Germany, post World War II to go from the end of the war to a national election.

Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get.

We went into Iraq because Iraq posed a threat to the stability of the region and was engaged in the process of trying to develop weapons of mass destruction and had links to terrorists.

Foolish men always believe that a little knowledge will give them control over the world, but it is no more than a display of their vanity.

This is for you, for your breath, whose absence would lessen a greater world.

The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.

The current paradigm is so thoroughly established that the only way to change is to start over again.

Not loving is but a long dying.

She's singing to-night to bring the chandelier down!

Some people say that beauty is a curse. It may be true, but I'm sure I should not have at all minded being cursed a little.

Human capital will go where it is wanted, and it will stay where it is well treated. It cannot be driven; it can only be attracted.