The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.

Sausage making and policy-making shouldn't be seen close-up.

Within a week, or a month, Saddam could give his WMD to al-Qaeda.

Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.

The coalition did not act in Iraq because we had discovered dramatic new evidence of Iraq's pursuit. We acted because we saw the evidence in a dramatic new light - through the prism of our experience on 9/11.

Don't 'over-control' like a novice pilot. Stay loose enough from the flow that you can observe it, modify, and improve it.

If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.