If somebody had made that [deal] to me when I was a businessman, I would have said he proposed to give me the sleeves from his vest.

Terrorism is not a matter that can be left to law enforcement, with its deliberative process, built-in delays, and safeguards that may let the prisoner go free on procedural grounds.

The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost.

The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists.

I like the life of ideas and applying ideas to action.

If they are too big to fail, make them smaller.

The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it.