You have to comply, you have to obey - or you'd better resign and leave. But that is also the mark of a great leader - somebody who, in the presence of inner conflict, will do the right thing.

In the military we also learn principles of war which also work in a corporate setting: How do you concentrate as much of your force as possible on a critical point and take a risk elsewhere? In business that translates into focusing your investment on marketing, sales, or R&D, whichever will give you the greatest return.

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.

You can't get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.

How often have we seen politicians take a principle position only to give it up three days later? That is what makes democracy so fascinating.

No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic.

I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.