The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments.

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

The implication that there was something wrong with the war plan is amusing.

The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.

We're not running out of [fixed] targets. Afghanistan is.

A terrorist can attack any time, any place using any technique and you can't defend everywhere against every technique at every moment.

The success of an organization will depend on the people you surround yourself with.