The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, that's a joke and everybody in the world knows it.

Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.

When placed in command, take charge.

I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I'm very proud of that. But I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional.

I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don't apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.

I don't consider myself dovish and I certainly don't consider myself hawkish. Maybe I would describe myself as owlishthat is wise enough to understand that you want to do everything possible to avoid war.