Keep your sense of humor. As General Joe Stillwell said, 'The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind'..

You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time..

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much..

You might be a cunning linguist, but I am a master debater..

The worst mistake is to have the best ladder and the wrong wall..

I believe what I said yesterday. I don't know what I said, but I know what I think and I assume it's what I said..

Listening to both sides does not necessarily bring about a correct judgment..

I don't do quagmires..

Never assume the other fellow will not do something you wouldn't do..

The success of an organization will depend on the people you surround yourself with..

If you can't solve a problem, make it bigger..

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it..

Learn to say 'I don't know.' If used when appropriate, it will be often..

Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it goes to the person who recognizes that li….

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence.

There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do n….

If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it..

Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up..

The reality is that terrorists can attack any time at any minute, 24 hours a day, using a variety of techniques, in any place at all. And it's not po….

Never hire anyone you can’t fire..

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership..