An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.

I don't think anyone would disagree with the conclusion that Saddam [Hussein] was a terrible dictator. He had gassed his own people and his neighbors. He had killed thousands of people, and he had started a couple of wars and destroyed his country.

It is not possible to rule out anything because we don't know what will happen.

You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.

Don't just count your days, make your days count.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

We are not dictating. We are not telling them [Saudi Arabia] how they should do it or who they should look like. We are their friends. We have mutual interests and we will help them in any way that is possible.