“I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question”

“It's a very good question, very direct, and I'm not going to answer it. ”

“The important question is, How many hands have I shaked? ”

“I fully understand those who say you can't win this thing militarily. That's exactly what the United States military says, that you can't win this military.”

“My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.”

“If this were a dictatorship it would be a heck of a lot easier... as long as I'm the dictator. Hehehe.”

“There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”