I don't think we'll discover anything, myself. I think what will happen is we'll discover people who will tell us where to go find it. It is not like a treasure hunt where you just runaround looking everywhere hoping you find something. I just don't think that's going to happen. The inspectors didn't find anything, and I doubt that we will. What we will do is find the people who will tell us.

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

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.

Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal.

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

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