90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

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

How can we be enemies when there is so much that pulls us together? But in general I found that I had to work with each one of my foreign colleagues in a way that was consistent with their system. Some are democracies, some are not.

Decision-making is lonely.

The information that the intelligence people used was a combination of satellite information, signals intelligence, and human intelligence. We are not sure to what extent Saddam [Hussein] was trying to convey an incorrect picture to us.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.