I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started.

The reality is that terrorists can attack any time at any minute, 24 hours a day, using a variety of techniques, in any place at all. And it's not possible to defend in every place, against every technique, against every conceivable approach. It means that you can't stop every terrorist attack. Innocent men, women and children are going to be killed if terrorists are determined to do it.

I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?

Don't 'over-control' like a novice pilot. Stay loose enough from the flow that you can observe it, modify, and improve it.

When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.

If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.

We'll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in. And that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbor terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. It will require the support of the American people as well as our friends and allies around the world.