I'm glad you asked. It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil.

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.

For success, attitude is often more important than education.

The only deadline that concerns me is the day that I die and whether or not I had loved enough while I was here.

I love speed. I love racing cars, whether it's on the streets or wherever. Don't tell the St. Louis police, though.

A good teacher is someone who can help you to get back to a teacher within.

I've always wondered, how did Hitler get away with so much for so long?

Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.

If there was to be equal manhood suffrage the whites would be swamped all over South Africa by the blacks and the whole position for which whites have striven for 200 years or more would be given up.

Happy endings were never handed out. You had to fight for them, earn them with bruised hearts and sacrifices.

I believe in advaita, I believe in the essential unity of man and for that matter of all that lives.

One must love the mirror in the face of truth, only if one loves the outlook of your inner compassion.