"I don't believe in letting the grass grow under my feet."

"The President of the United States has to be a leader, and if he isn't, he isn't worth his salt."

"A leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do and like it."

"I don't give a damn about the Pope. He's just a man."

"I fired him because he wouldn't obey orders. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son-of-a-bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of …"