The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.

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

When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, to become the government, and I'm not sure any country, either the United States or I don't hear of anyone else, who's willing to take on that responsibility.

Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is "no." That's not America.

The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.

Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best people working for you.