I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story.

When you're skiing, if you're not falling you're not trying.

The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.

It is hard to put a price on some things. What is the value of having prevented nuclear weapons from getting into the hands of a dictator like Saddam Hussein - or of Gadhafi?

You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

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