If I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't I'll just respond cleverly.

After the German abstention at the UN, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle commented that Germany doesn't always have to stand on the side of its traditional allies. Berlin can look for new partners all over the world.

Don't accept the post or stay unless you have an understanding with the President that you're free to tell him what you think "with the bark off" and you have the courage to do it.

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

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.

There's no debate in the world as to whether people have weapons of mass destruction... We all know that. A trained ape knows that.

No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.