Now, settle down, settle down. Hell, I'm an old man, it's early in the morning and I'm gathering my thoughts here.

They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer.

I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story.

The press always wants to know how many people will be killed or how much it will cost, but the answers to those questions are not knowable.

Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well.

Control your own time. Don't let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed you, you are probably working on the priority of others.

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.