I don't believe anyone that I know in the administration ever said that Iraq had nuclear weapons.

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.

To change yourself you have to move from where you are and take a step, then you have to be willing to keep doing it

We talk a lot about the five senses: vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. I would add one more…imagination.

Human-nature will not change.

Perfect courage and utter cowardice are two extremes which rarely occur.

I have never listened to authority. It is not in my DNA.

Terrific. A bisexual dominant vampire with kidnapping expertise.

It must be God first, God second, and God third

I have lived according to rules that I embrace, but I don't feel like my job is to force others to embrace the rules that I embrace for myself.

One of the easiest things in the world is not to write... If it were easy, everyone would do it.