The purpose of terrorism is to terrorize. It's to change the behavior of the people that are being terrorized.

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.

I wondered if the person who really loves you is the person who knows all your stories, the person who WANTS to know all your stories.

World is so beautiful when you look beyond your self-interest. Success and self do not work together. Rise up the ordinary.

In the politics of the every day, our words and gestures, or their absence, count very much.

Jesus Christ is my savior, not the government.

You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.

It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

Now if you should hear any one say that Lincoln don't [sic] want to go to Congress, I wish you as a personal friend of mine, wouldtell him that you have reason to believe he is mistaken.

The only alternative to soul winning is disobedience to Christ.

You want to find a place where, because of your skills, you can make an impact.

I'm not a witch, I just like Halloween, and I thought that blondes look skinnier in black.