You're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe.

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.

Make today a gift to your future self.

If he didn't want his opinion, why did he ask for it?

What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?

Spend some time this weekend on home improvement improve your attitude toward your family.

You know, God has a plan for me, and I'm going to follow in his footsteps and just rejoice and be happy.

I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

I feel there should be blacks in every Party.

Modern man talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that, if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side

Sometimes I think the playing field is certainly not even. You know, it's just not.

Time management is the mantra of my life.