Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.

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.

Terrorism threat is serious, and not just to American interests. The assaults in Russia against two airliners, bringing them out of the sky, and against a subway station, and then that horrible scene at the school in Beslan. This kind of terrorist activity no one is immune from it. And so it suggests that we have to do even more together to make sure the civilized worlds join together in the war against terrorism.

Time is passing, ... We have to look at the reality of the situation and ... redouble our efforts and get on with it.

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.

It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.

Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.