Almost invariably, whoever doesn't win the argument is going to be unhappy.

In the military, we are also taught to only use one third of the available decision-making time, so that our subordinates have time to go through their own decision processes when they learn what we want them to do.

The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.

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

It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.

My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.