The bottom line in all of it is that, in life, it's all about people.

What we would be committed to would be a representative government where all the Iraqi people decide who should lead their nation, and lead it in a way that keeps it together as a single nation and where all parts of the nation - Shia, Sunni and Kurds - are able to live free and in peace and believe that their interests are represented by the government.

The most effective means of ensuring the government's accountability to the people is an aggressive, free, challenging, untrusting press.

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.

I think our initiative with respect to education and economic development can work in Saudi Arabia and it is up to the Saudis to decide how they wish to transform their society in order to make it prepared for the challenges of the 21st century.

The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.

The media only report stupid or careless answers, not stupid or unfair questions.