Within a week, or a month, Saddam could give his WMD to al-Qaeda.

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.

If all the girls attending [the Yale prom] were laid end to end, I wouldn't be at all surprised.

Friendship marks a life even more deeply rhan love. Love risks degenerating into obsession friendship is never anything but sharing.

There are no whole truths: All truths are half-truths.

It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.

Turn your stumbling blocks into steppingstones to success.

To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life.

I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a day and going to law school full time.

I know a lot of people who have weird specialties that are not taught in schools; they're things that you learn in life.

Approach every film with the same enthusiasm, regardless of its budget.

Focus on quality and ease of movement, not on the age a milestone is accomplished.