I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.

No one has done more to prevent conflict - no one has made a greater sacrifice for the cause for Peace - than you, America's proud missile submarine family. You stand tall among our heroes of the Cold War.

I'm going to be bringing people into the public diplomacy function of the department who are going to change from just selling us in the old USIA way to really branding foreign policy, branding the department, marketing the department, marketing American values to the world and not just putting out pamphlets.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.

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

In the army, all combat officers are taught the "Estimate of the Situation": When you are faced with a problem - take that hill, or in business maybe grow your market share - the first thing you do is to make an analysis of your environment.

Nobody is ready to leave Iraq to be interviewed.