There has not yet been a major ground offensive battle... There are, we know, negotiations going on between the opposition forces and the Taliban leadership for surrender.

From 8,000 miles away... I would not judge a fellow soldier from a friendly nation and how they are employing their resources.

The bottom line is that after we defeat the armed forces of Iraq, that we will want to and need to provide stability throughout that country.

I have sworn to uphold the Constitution ... and a free press is absolutely vital to the freedom of this country.

Marines are very good at fighting... And if Gen. Franks wants fighters on the ground and he puts Marines in, he'll have what he wants.

We prefer that the leaders of the Iraqi armed forces do the honorable thing; stop fighting for a regime that does not deserve your loyalty.

Intelligence we gathered at the time indicated that this was in fact leadership and we struck the leadership.

I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way.

I try not to speak to critics. It only encourages them.-Snagglepuss

Proper posture conveys that you are ready to take command and master new situations. When you project this level of confidence, you will instill confidence in others.

Studying wine taught me that there was a very big difference between soil and dirt: dirt is to soul what zombies are to humans. Soil is full of life, while dirt is devoid of it.

The wild swan's death-hymn took the soul Of that waste place with joy Hidden in sorrow: at first to the ear The warble was low, and full and clear.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.

Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.

Give users what they actually want, not what they say they want.

We are determined here in Montgomery to work and fight until justice runs 'down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.'

Insincerity in a man's own heart must make all his enjoyments, all that concerns him, unreal; so that his whole life must seem like a merely dramatic representation.

News is also an acronym for what people need to know, what they should know and what they want to know. If it's in one of those categories then I will do the story.