I am not going to give you a number for it because it's not my business to do intelligent work.

When business accepts help from the government, it can be like going to bed with a hippopotamus. It's nice and warm for the moment, but then your bedmate rolls over and crushes you.

Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it goes to the person who recognizes that life is pretty much a percentage business. It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.

The United States, as all you know, did not come to Iraq for oil, not to occupy. We came here only to help.

NATO member states vary dramatically in their capability and in their political steadfastness.

I think it's very useful for you folks (reporters) to try your damndest to be precise. And don't repeat things that are inaccurate if you can possibly avoid it. And when you see things that are inaccurate, knock them down -- because there's a bucket of it floating around.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.