Oh, Lord. I didn't mean to say anything quotable.

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.

Am I too blunt? If the truth is too hard to swallow, should I feed you soft lies?

Adrian Dantley is a guy that I looked at . . . on how to maneuver my body around.

I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible.

A life of prayer is a life whose litanies are ever fresh acts of self-devoting love.

The people who work in the fashion industry and the people who work in the film industry have a lot in common. They're very creative. Their eye is very aesthetic.

God willeth that we endlessly hate the sin and endlessly love the soul, as God loveth it.

I am constantly being asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team. Football is not about one or two or three star players.

Most people rush after pleasure so fast that they rush right past it.

Houses are like the human beings that inhabit them.

Parisian men make love all day and have no time to work; American men work all day and have no time for love.