Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.

When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all around the world.

An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

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.

I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren't high.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.