Great leaders are those who are able to look reality in the face, however painful it may be, and deal with it.

So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad? I think our judgment has to be clearly not.

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

When you help the poorest in the world, you start to move them up an economic and social ladder, and they're not going to be moving toward violence or terrorism of the kind that we worry about.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

For all the hardship, I was still excited to be on the trail, testing my endurance, feeling especially alive as strength and fatigue flowed alternately through my limbs.

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