Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.

With respect to our friends in the [Iraq] region, each has its own system, each will have to make its own judgment as to whether it will change, how fast it will change, and we hope that we can help influence them as to how change comes about and what change might be better for them than other forms of change.

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

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.

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. In my experience, the people closest to the problems are often in the best position to see the solutions. The key here is to empower and not be the bottleneck.

None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.