To gain support in U.S. Congress and from other nations requires clarity, an acceptable mission and an explicit outcome.

The way to do well is to do well.

Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know.

We do have a saying in America: if you're in a hole, stop digging ..... erm, I'm not sure I should have said that.