It is the photographs that gives one the vivid realization of what actually took place. (On photographs from Abu Ghraib prison.)

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.

Fearlessness is better than a faint heart for any man who puts his nose out of doors. The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long ago.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

If all of us acted in unison as I act individually there would be no wars and no poverty. I have made myself personally responsible for the fate of every human being who has come my way.

I naturally prefer the company of people who hold grudges, as long as they are not held against me.

Delegation is the passing on of actions, actions, not the passing on of responsibility.

I no longer desire anything but to be Thine.

I've never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their chance to grow.

In the beginning the organizer's first job is to create the issues or problems.

Artists aren't really people. And I'm actually 40 per cent papier mache.

Forget 'branding' and 'positioning.' Once you understand customer behavior, everything else falls into place.