It isn’t enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political system to start reflecting this anger back into, 'How do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again?'

Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.

Use the formula P=40 to 70, in which P stands for the probability of success and the numbers indicate the percentage of information acquired. Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

People get work done, not buildings, not staffs in a generic sense, and not plans, but people