I don't play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

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.

The truth is that most of us are not our best selves.

Cut your big mountain into smaller hills, and then start to climb. Before you know it, you're done!

Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make exercise cool, hip - the thing to do.

From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and prevention of famines.

I had a high-flying career. Never wanted to get married. All I wanted to do was have some fun.

While we are reading, we are all Don Quixote.

Ordinary people can spread good and bad information about brands faster than marketers.

a good oyster cannot please the palate as acutely as a bad one can revolt it, and a good oyster cannot make him who eats it live for ever though a bad one can make him dead for ever.

Music was born of love. Had there never been any human affection, there never could have been uttered a strain of music.

We know when we use the full talents of our population we're more productive. And we know that when people really feel like they can have flexible lives, they're better employees.