A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers.

Well, unfortunately, I have always regretted the fact that I have a temper, but I also have, you know, have great love and respect for all of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion.

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

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

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.

I get angry at a principle, not a person.

As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that.