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.

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

In wars, it is always the children who suffer the most.

Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.

September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.

The angle of entry of the ball equals the angle of release. You cannot deny the laws of science.

Authenticity is about where it comes from; validity is about whether it works.

Now I shall go to sleep. Goodnight.

Business is society's change agent.

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!

It's rare that you get to work with actors, female or not, where you all get along. Just because of the nature of humanity.