Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.

What is needed [to combat terrorism], in my view, is resolve, not retreat; courage, not concession. Rather than thinking in terms of an exit strategy, focus on a strategy for success.

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.

There is no question but that when one is engaged militarily that there are going to be unintended loss of life.

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence

The United States isn't going to do anything that it's not capable of doing. And if we do something, we'll be capable of doing it.

I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?