Being in charge sometimes means making people mad. Some days you have to overrule even the best advice, because you think it is not right.

If you are black, if you are Puerto Rican or Hispanic, be proud of that. But don't let it become a problem. Let it become somebody else's problem.

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

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.

This is something else that is drilled into us in the military: Make sure you know who your replacement is, in case you become a casualty. So you have to have depth within an organization.

Use the formula P=40 to 70, in which P stands for the probability of success and the numbers indicate the percentage of information acquired. Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.

We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.