Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.

I like to say I'm not a hero. I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.

You can't help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.

It is God's job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange a face to face meeting.

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