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The one thing the terrorists cannot do -- not one of them, not 10 of them, not 10,000 of them -- they cannot change who we are.
I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.
What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.
Bahrain is moving at one pace, Morocco another, Qatar at another, Kuwait at yet another. And we are there to assist our friends.
If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn't prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
I think you can improve on that natural ability with training and exposure to great leaders of the past and to management theories.
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.
The claims made about Iraq's WMD capabilities before the invasion were inaccurate, wrong, and in some cases, deliberately misleading.
When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all around the world.
People have asked me, 'What would you have done if you hadn't gone into the Army?' I'd say I'd probably be a bus driver. I don't know.
Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.
Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best people working for you.
You need to learn what people have done, but you need to learn where they have failed... Usually when they fail it is in the execution.
We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
The most effective means of ensuring the government's accountability to the people is an aggressive, free, challenging, untrusting press.
I'm absolutely sure that there are weapons of mass destruction there and the evidence will be forthcoming. We're just getting it just now.
Being in charge sometimes means making people mad. Some days you have to overrule even the best advice, because you think it is not right.
Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
I happen to hold a bachelor of science degree in geology... And my greatest contribution to the field of science is that I never entered it.
One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for inaction, a call to non-arms.
I have found that leadership is leadership is leadership. It applies whether you are in government or in corporate life or in non-profit life.
How often have we seen politicians take a principle position only to give it up three days later? That is what makes democracy so fascinating.
Some people naturally have a sense of empathy and an understanding of how to bring their followers to do things. They become great politicians.
Our model of politics is one that it is inclusive of all members of the society; all should be represented. That is the nature of our democracy.
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.
Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.
The Army will take its lessons learned. They're excellent at looking into themselves and reflecting on what did we do right, what did we do wrong.
If you are black, if you are Puerto Rican or Hispanic, be proud of that. But don't let it become a problem. Let it become somebody else's problem.
There are lots of countries that are having these kinds of internal civil wars in other parts of the world and nobody is talking about intervening.
You can't get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.
I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.
Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.
One thing the military does far better than business is train its own leaders. I can't go to IBM and hire a battalion commander. They don't have any.
President Kennedy didn't negotiate out of the Cuban missile crisis simply because he and Khrushchev got along well. Khrushchev didn't have the cards.
I have always held the view that decisive force should be used in addressing a military conflict. The reason is simple: Why wouldn't you, if you could?
You have to create circumstances where your first-tier leader knows what you are trying to accomplish, because he is the one who's going to get it done.
The Court is perhaps one of the last citadels of jealously preserved individualism. For the most part, we function as nine, small independent law firms.
There is no suggestion of regime change; quite the contrary, this is an initiative to help people and to help governments who are inclined toward change.
Policies that emanate from ivory towers often have an adverse impact on the people out in the field who are fighting the wars or bringing in the revenues.
Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move.
We view Egypt as a good friend of America. We are in constant touch with them. We provide them economic and military assistance as part of our relationship.
It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military.
I have seen many organizations where there is this sense of purpose in the headquarters but it never gets cascaded down to everybody within the organization.
You're not just voting for an individual, in my judgment, you're voting for an agenda. You're voting for a platform. You're voting for a political philosophy.
So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad? I think our judgment has to be clearly not.