Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction.

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.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

If you can't solve a problem, make it bigger.

Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.

Control your own time. Don't let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed you, you are probably working on the priority of others.

When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.