Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

Only when you have got a clear statement of what you want to achieve, do you ask yourself how you are going to achieve it. In the military we are taught never to go for a single answer, no matter how obvious that might be.

Diplomacy never stops, and, with or without an election, it never stops.

Let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now

I went to graduate school as a lieutenant colonel after I had been in the army for 12 or 13 years. I learned so much from all the great management theorists. It gave me a greater understanding of my army experience and showed me the gaps in my knowledge.

The United States is still seen as the leader at the world that wants to be free.

The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method