The Cold War was a war, and we won it.

The reality is that terrorists can attack any time at any minute, 24 hours a day, using a variety of techniques, in any place at all. And it's not possible to defend in every place, against every technique, against every conceivable approach. It means that you can't stop every terrorist attack. Innocent men, women and children are going to be killed if terrorists are determined to do it.

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

Walk around. If you are invisible, the mystique of the President's office may perpetuate inaccurate impressions about you or the President, to his detriment. After all, you may not be as bad as they're saying.

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

We never believed that we'd just tumble over weapons of mass destruction in that country.

Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.