As long as there are people who are not happy with their lot in life, as long as the United States is perceived to somehow be the cause of this unhappiness, there will be terrorism.

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

We have to be mindful that there is the certainty that terrorists will attempt to launch multiple attacks against their enemy, which is us and our allies.

No matter how many plots we uncover and disrupt, no matter how many terrorist organizations we degrade or destroy, another individual or group will rise to take their place.

I was an intelligence officer, not a policy-maker.

Cyber will be part of any future conflict - whether it's a nation state or terrorism.

The only way to address terrorism is to deal with the issues that create terrorism, to resolve them where possible, and where that's not possible to ensure that there is an alternative to violence.

Osama bin Laden's own words stated he has a war against the United States. He declared that American civilians should be considered as combatants.

The United States government does not negotiate with terrorists.

Christians walk as strangers in the world: They are untamed. They are free. To persevere with love, yet untamed by man, is often what leaves that open space for divine revelation when God so wills.

Prayer is not simply a soliloquy, a mere exercise in therapeutic self-analysis, or a religious recitation. Prayer is discourse with the personal God Himself.

Sin has progressed and gained momentum

Judgment is judgment, whether you're obese, or too skinny, or not athletic enough.

And now with Argentina out, they will be on the plane home with France

I know there's life after the Olympics.

The mind is afraid of its own dissolution. Life always seeks life.

Raising kids may be a thankless job with ridiculous hours, but at least the pay sucks.

I think it's therapeutic when we play. It's just like therapy.

Those who prepare for war get it.