I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last any longer than that.

Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.

We know where they are. They are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad.

We know where they are [Iraq's weapons of mass destruction]. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.

We do know of certain knowledge that he [Osama Bin Laden] is either in Afghanistan, or in some other country, or dead.

Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there.

Make a journey in such a way that it becomes the dream of others even long after you have gone!

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself.

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

God rescues us by breaking us, by shattering our strength and wiping out our resistance.

Instead of envying what others have, decide what YOU want out of life and focus on achieving it.

I love holidays in New York. I love 'em. I want to celebrate something all the time and New York has holidays for every day of the week, practically. I like holidays in New York City.

The law commit legal plunder by violating liberty and property.

He didn't know what he wanted. He only knew what he didn't want.

I wasn't happy with my performance at the World Championships in Daegu. I had an unbelievable race in the heats, but misjudged the semi and finished last.

The graceful pride of truth knows no extremes, and preserves, in every latitude of life, the right-angled character of man.