It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

With the press there is no "off the record.

Inspectors do not have the duty or the ability to uncover terrible weapons hidden in a vast country. The responsibility of inspectors is simply to confirm evidence of voluntary and total disarmament. Saddam Hussein has the responsibility to provide that evidence, as directed, and in full

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

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

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.

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