Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

It is not our place to decide who should lead the Iraqi people. If Saddam [Hussein] leaves or has to be forced out of power and a new regime brought in, a new leadership brought in, I am confident it will be some combination of people inside the country and outside the country.

Great leaders are those who are able to look reality in the face, however painful it may be, and deal with it.

I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren't high.

For all the hardship, I was still excited to be on the trail, testing my endurance, feeling especially alive as strength and fatigue flowed alternately through my limbs.

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.