Never Hire Anyone You Can’t Fire.

I Cannot Give Any Assurances. I'm Not In That Business. I Haven't Been, And I Don't Intend To Get Into It. People Who Try To Make Predictions About Things Or Assurances Often Find They're Wrong.

They Will Do More Whether We Do What We're Doing Or Whether We Don't Do What We're Doing. And The Idea That You Could Appease Them [terrorists] By Stopping Doing What We're Doing Or Some Implication That By Doing What We're Doing We're Inciting Them To Attack Us Is Just Utter Nonsense. It's Just - It's Kind Of Like Feeding An Alligator, Hoping It Eats You Last.

Work Continuously To Trim The White House Staff From Your First Day To Your Last. All The Pressures Are To The Contrary.

I Don't Know Anybody That I Can Think Of Who Has Contended That The Iraqis Had Nuclear Weapons.

If In Doubt, Move Decisions Up To The President.