If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Remain calm, be kind.

There is no suggestion of regime change; quite the contrary, this is an initiative to help people and to help governments who are inclined toward change.

Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.

Ambition and hatred are enough to bring Iraq and al Qaeda together.

We are not dictating. We are not telling them [Saudi Arabia] how they should do it or who they should look like. We are their friends. We have mutual interests and we will help them in any way that is possible.

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