We are not shrinking from talking to Saudis or anyone else in the region, but it is up to each nation in the region to decide on its own how it will proceed and at what pace. There are other nations in the region that had similar policies to Saudi Arabia that are starting to make changes, such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Morocco. And so it takes time but when you see the need for such changes, then changes tend to follow.

Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.

Good and solid analysis and a formal way of looking at a problem [are the core ingredients of good decisions].

As I've thought about gay marriage, I don't see any reason not to say that [couples] should be able to get married.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.

All nations that are civilized and do not accept this kind of action as representing any sort of legitimate political cause are coming together to fight these terrorists.