I was appointed United States attorney on September 10, 2001. And I spent the next seven years of my career fighting terrorism and putting terrorists in jail.

When we empower Iran, then get ready for more unrest and more murder and more violence in the Middle East.

When the president of the United States says he's going to do something, he needs to do it. That makes not only our adversaries more emboldened. It makes our allies more nervous.

I'd rather have my teeth drilled than listen to that awful song, 'Fly, Eagles Fly.'

You just have to stand and grit your teeth and know your poll numbers are going to go down - and mine have - but you gotta grit through it because the alternative is unacceptable.

Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account.

If you're sick, take your sick day. If you don't take your sick day, know what your reward is? You weren't sick - that was the reward.