In the army, all combat officers are taught the "Estimate of the Situation": When you are faced with a problem - take that hill, or in business maybe grow your market share - the first thing you do is to make an analysis of your environment.

Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.

I think leadership is both a trained thing and a natural gift.

Diplomacy never stops, and, with or without an election, it never stops.

Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future

Have a vision; but it's not enough to have a vision, you have to communicate that vision to others. You have to communicate it to people who work with you and for you. You have to communicate it to the world leaders with whom you come in touch.

War is never a happy solution, but it may be the only solution. We must exhaustively explore other possible solutions before we make the choice for war. Every political and diplomatic effort should be made to avoid war while achieving your objective.