In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.

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.

The mundanes put their faith in their paper money, and when that turns to ash, the world will turn upside down.

Put down that map and get wonderfully lost.

The execution of the laws is more important than the making of them.

If you agree with some tenets of Objectivism, but disagree with others, do not call yourself an Objectivist; give proper authorship credit for the parts you agree with

Humans are not physically normal in the absence of hard physical effort.

Most people die at age 25 and are buried at age 65.

It is a mere question of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature.

I keep saying I'm going to cut back on styling, but it's hard to give up.

No matter how much progress one makes, there is always the thrill of just beginning.

Fear goes hand-in-hand with artistic creation, and no amount of success will make the fear go away entirely.