I've been extraordinarily fortunate that I've been able to go live a very active, stressful life. And I don't believe that my heart disease changed me for the worst.

I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office.

The question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not very damned many.

If we're successful in Iraq ... we will have struck a major blow right at the heart of the base, if you will, the geographic base of the terrorists who have had us under assault now for many years, but most especially on 9/11.

We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.

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

You've got a job to do, and because you've got a job to do, you've got to focus on that, so you don't have time for personal considerations.