I remember when I was a private soldier. I remember the days when I was taken care of and when I was not taken care of.

Courage has to do with controlling fear and it seems to me that focus has a way of overcoming anxiety.

Feith had achieved the reputation in some military circles as 'the dumbest . . . guy on the planet.'

I have said a lot in the past and now I think it is best that I do not comment on what I think when I look at President Bush!

We're in fact on plan. And where we stand today is not, in my view, only acceptable but truly remarkable.

America decided we were going to stand by and let Americans die at the hands of terrorists a long time ago

The western world, the free world, loses what it cherishes most, and that is freedom and liberty we've seen for a couple of hundred years in this grand experiment that we call democracy.

As I look at President Bush, I think he will ultimately be judged as a man of extremely high character.

If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for our cherished republican form of government.

I'm not a fan almost anywhere of announcing to the enemy of what I'm going to do.

The only time a dead certainty applies is in a dream world.

Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.

Loneliness ia a human condition

Problems cannot be solved with words, but only through experience.

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.

I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.

I try not to get too cute for cute's sake.

When I pair food and wine, I start with the food. If I have a beautiful roasted bird, I might choose a Cabernet or Pinot Noir, or maybe a Syrah, depending on the sauce and what is in my cellar.

I'm not going to be the first American president to lose a war.

I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it.

Be kind to all and severe to thyself.