There are people who in large measure have information that we need . . . so that we can track down the weapons of mass destruction in that country.

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.

Lost in these imaginary illusions I forgot my destiny – that of the hunted.

Free man is by necessity insecure thinking man is by necessity uncertain.

If you love your community, then you need to be insisting on justice in all circumstances.

A Great voice has fallen silent. A great heart has stopped.

I believe in reincarnation, and I believe I've lived quite a few lives.

Accustomed as I am to public speaking, I know the futility of it.

The Indians long ago knew that music was going on permanently and that hearing it was like looking out a window at a landscape which didn't stop when one turned away.

The painting of tomorrow will use the photographic eye as it has used the human eye.

Do you know that it is in your company that I have had my finest thoughts?

I lurch from chaos to chaos. I can't find my driving licence and my clothes are everywhere - cooking is the neatest thing I do.