We are not sure to what extent Saddam's [Hussein ] own people were conveying an incorrect picture to him. But this body of evidence was believed not only by President George W. Bush. President Bill Clinton used that same body of intelligence before bombing Iraq in 1998.

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.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

Just hit my 75th birthday, I'm feeling great!

You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.

Our failure was that our intelligence community thought [Saddam Hussein ] had stockpiled weapons of mass destruction. That was a mistake. There is fallibility in human intelligence and in human decisions.

Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.