I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.

To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.

An awful lot has been written about my temper.

I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician.

I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.

In a recent interview, General Norman Schwartzkof was asked if he thought there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harboured and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks on America. His answer..."I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting.

Fear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There's nothing wrong with fear.