When I served as US Ambassador to NATO in the 1970s, the center of gravity in Europe was France and Germany.

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.

Appreciate every moment because this moment is your precious life.

All the same, writing honestly is very difficult. The more I try to be honest, the farther my words sink into darkness.

What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

Today, the United States is No. 1 in corporate profits, No. 1 in CEO salaries, No. 1 in childhood poverty and No. 1 in income and wealth inequality in the industrialized world.

Love between two adults is always conditional. You can fall out of love because you are able to fall in love.

Magnifying a matter is not the way to mend it.

We have a lot of great creators in Square Enix, but for larger-scale development we will be doing more distributed and outsourced development to reach our targets on time.

Renunciation doesn't mean giving up things externally but rather it means diligently pulling out the weeds from the heart.

He who knows what sweets and virtues are in the ground, the plants, the waters, the heavens, and how to come at these enchantments - is the rich and royal man.

If Bruce Jenner says he's woman then I'm not gonna argue with him. I know what obviously and biologically he is.