Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

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.

Your actions will always be what the world sees, but people who choose to see through God's eyes will always have the compassion to understand why.

Nothing will give you emotional laryngitis like living in close proximity to someone who refuses to listen. Having emotions but no voice chokes the life out of relationships.

Your success will be affected by the quality and quantity of new ideas you suggest.

Resentment creates stress.

Bitterness doesn't serve you any good. And it really tells you more about how you feel about yourself than anything you feel about your friends.

When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.

I want a kiss to be so believable it gives the reader shivers.

This game's stupid," said Lief. "Who the heck is Zelda, anyway?

No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.

What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.