With respect to where we are now, we have a voluntary army. And if we ever go back to conscription I hope that at time it will be the kind of conscription that was put in at the end of the Vietnam War. And that is, everybody is equally liable to be called to serve the nation in time of conflict.

The person who will decide whether or not there will be war or peace is Saddam Hussein, and all he has to do is give up these terrible weapons that he has used to kill fellow Arabs, fellow Muslims in that part of the world, and to step away from his past behaviour which invaded neighbouring countries.

So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic.

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.