By tearing down the wall between law enforcement and the intelligence community, we have been able to share information in a way that was virtually impossible before the Patriot Act.

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism effort

What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the world

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a grant of any government or document, but is an endowment from God.

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the incidence of terrorist attack

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism

The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as other members of the public for counterterrorism purposes.

The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'Well done'.

If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating like never before.

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs.

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

Compassion for oneself requires a willingness to step OUTside your own story and see it with loving eyes

Happy endings are for people that can't survive the alternative. What a bunch of wimps.

A blank cheque kills creativity.

Today's make believe is tomorrow's creativity.

...man will try to guard his faith more preciously even than his gold.

The strange, unbeautiful face beautiful in its ugliness; the perfect, beautiful face ugly in its perfection.

Diplomacy can be a frustrating thing. I think the strategy can work, so long as the force is robust and the rules of engagement are clear.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

I can only tell my story, what you believe is up to you.