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

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

Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.

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

The dead-enders are still with us, those remnants of the defeated regimes who'll go on fighting long after their cause is lost.

General Boykin has requested that an inspector general review this matter. And I have indicated that if that's his request, I think it's appropriate.

Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.