The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence

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.

Set within the seed of the soul is not jut a fleeting image or a vague pattern but a lifelong story enfolded within, waiting to be cracked open and lived all the way out.

We much be greater than what we suffer

Life's waters flow from darkness. Search the darkness, don't run from it.

London is a roost for every bird.

God is so good that He only awaits our desire to overwhelm us with the gift of himself.

Buddhists believe that you are who you are today is because of who you have been in all your past lives.

The American Dream starts with the neighborhoods.

I'd pay more just to hear proper English and have everyone keep their clothes on

When man, governed by reasonable laws, enjoys his natural freedom, let him despise woman, if she do not share it with him.

To label any subject unsuitable for comedy is to admit defeat.