America is not what's wrong with the world.

There are people who in large measure have information that we need . . . so that we can track down the weapons of mass destruction in that country.

I cannot give any assurances. I'm not in that business. I haven't been, and I don't intend to get into it. People who try to make predictions about things or assurances often find they're wrong.

Being Vice President is difficult. Don't make it tougher.

Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increases, so too does bureaucracy, delay, and expense.

Remember where you came from.

It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.