I don't know anybody that I can think of who has contended that the Iraqis 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.

I am not simply teaching the reading I am teaching the reader.

Even the wise appear foolish before one who brings peace to another.

If we preach God, it means we preach light. Consequently we preach freedom from ignorance.

When you violate the law of growth, your influence winds down, your progress gets arrested, and many more negative consequences...

There are war-torn countries, people full of poverty, who still voted, 60, 70 percent. If here in the United States of America, we voted at 60 percent, 70 percent, it would transform our politics.

I'm a writer. I write not only for a living, I write because I'm a writer.

The student armed with information will always win the battle.

Tennis obviously isn't as popular as baseball in the States.

Please is frail like a dewdrop, while it laughs it dies. But sorrow is strong and abiding. Let sorrowful love wake in your eyes.

You'll get through this. And I know it's impossible to believe right now, but it gets better. Trust me.