We are in the process of trying to liberate that country. And at the moment where the war ends and the coalition forces occupy the areas where those capabilities - chemical and biological weapons - are likely to be, to the extent they haven't been moved out of the country, it obviously is important to find them.

If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it.

Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well.

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.

There's another way to phrase that and that is that the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. It is basically saying the same thing in a different way. Simply because you do not have evidence that something does exist does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn't exist.

You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck.

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.