I don't do quagmires.

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.

Real peace goes beyond explanation.

When I hit bottom, I can attack the problem and get to where I want to be.

That's for calling your father a fool. It may be true, but it's disrespectful. Brian Fraser to teenage Jamie

Talk was like the vitamins of our friendship: Large daily doses kept it healthy.

I love comedians. They're my community.

My main interests right now are to publish, to write, to explicate various views which I hope have an impact on thinking people.

Now what is earth, what are you rubbing in directing?

Poor, dear God. Playing Idiot's Delight. The game that never means anything, and never ends.

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late.

In the beginning the gods did not at all reveal all things clearly to mortals, but by searching men in the course of time find them out better.