Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.

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.

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.

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

Watering a dead flower will not bring it back to life.

The biggest problem comes when you start adding to your problems more and more + having your own. This is the time when chaos takes a place in your life.

It's sad that we have become so accustomed to bad service that we're shocked when we get good service.

Community is gathering around a fire and listening to someone tell a story.

Man was never meant to be a god, but he is forever trying to deify himself.

The key to a good life is finding things that you want to master.

Nick and I could become goodwill ambassadors for the city now that the porno shops on 42nd Street are gone. Must make mental note to contact mayor.

The bones of the story of 'War Horse' is a love story. That's what makes it universal.

What a wonderful phenomenon it is, carefully considered, when the human eye, that jewel of organic structures, concentrates its moist brilliance on another human creature!

There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse.