Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.

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.

We fall away, but God redeem us.

Humans don’t make sense.”“If you’re only now learning that, ” Kaladin said, “then you haven’t been paying attention.

What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment.

My parents did great and provided well, and gave all their kids personal, moral, ethical values, not a belief that we were entitled to something.

Every year the inventions of science weave more inextricably the web that binds man to man, group to group, nation to nation.

If I choose to devote myself to certain labors which yield more real profit, though but little money, they may be inclined to look on me as an idler.

I think as much as we're cyber connecting it's really nice to just sit and talk, and have that ritual.

Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke.

I've had very close relationships with some twentieth-century writers.

I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.