“When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.”

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

“This may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about.. when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.”

“In my sentences I go where no man has gone before.”

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

“When I say drop your pants and show me the moon, I'm not just whistling Dixie!”

“And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it.”