There's no debate in the world as to whether people have weapons of mass destruction... We all know that. A trained ape knows that.

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.

Experiment the power of love.

Never chase a person that doesn't know your worth because the moment you catch him you will always feel you were never good enough.

You must get close to people and then you know who they are.

To exist is to adapt and if one could not adapt one died and made room for those who could.

Since everything is God and everything contains God, you see God in everything, everything is a step towards liberation.

If you don't have a vision you're going to be stuck in what you know. And the only thing you know is what you've already seen.

Do the thing that's less passive. Do the active thing. There's more of the human in that.

It is impossible for anyone to be responsible for another person's behavior. The most you or any leader can do is to encourage each one to be responsible for himself.

I’m just confusing the thrill of being young with the notion that the era in which I was young was in any way especially creative or remarkable.

I feel like I had to learn how to take care of myself and find out what made me happy aside from just making films.