Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

It is the photographs that gives one the vivid realization of what actually took place. (On photographs from Abu Ghraib prison.)

We have an orientation that tends to make us think that everything is our responsibility and that we should be doing this. It is the Iraqis' country, 28 million of them. They are perfectly capable of running that country.

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

There are things that we know, and there are things that we don't know. Then there are the things that we don't even know that we don't know. Those are the things that are the hardest.

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

We know where they are [Iraq's weapons of mass destruction]. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.