You're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe.

They will do more whether we do what we're doing or whether we don't do what we're doing. And the idea that you could appease them [terrorists] by stopping doing what we're doing or some implication that by doing what we're doing we're inciting them to attack us is just utter nonsense. It's just - it's kind of like feeding an alligator, hoping it eats you last.

Find ways to decentralize. Move decision making authority down and out. Encourage a more entrepreneurial approach.

You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

Every president when he is elected has to live with the pluses and minuses his predecessor leaves, which includes benefits as well as burdens.

Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it goes to the person who recognizes that life is pretty much a percentage business. It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.