The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.

My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.

Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.

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.

Nobody has ever said in the United States government that we are going to war next month. No decision has been made by the president because, as he said to the United Nations, he wants the United Nations to live up to its responsibilities and he wants Saddam Hussein to cooperate.

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