I don’t think that [the war in Iraq] damaged our reputation around the world.

There's overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between Al Qaeda and the Iraqi government.

I think the key that happened on 9/11 is we went from considering terrorist attacks as a law enforcement problem to considering terrorist attacks, especially on the scale we have on 9/11, as being an act of war.

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.

Everyone knows that you're not really a real man unless you own a gun.

I'm often asked why I left politics and went to Halliburton and I explain that I reached the point where I was mean-spirited, short-tempered and intolerant of those who disagreed with me and they said 'Hell, you'd make a great CEO', so I went to Texas and joined the private sector.

Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait.