Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help.

The United States, as all you know, did not come to Iraq for oil, not to occupy. We came here only to help.

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.

The problem is the people who tend to be the best organized are the most radical and the most vicious.

Plan backwards as well as forward. Set objectives and trace back to see how to achieve them. You may find that no path can get you there. Plan forward to see where your steps will take you, which may not be clear or intuitive.

Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment.

I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last any longer than that.