"It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war."

"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war."

"When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man."

"About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends."

"Why don't women have respect for themselves nowadays? What happen to the woman who learned her grandmama's recipes and made her man sweet potato pie? I tell you, they don't make 'em like they used to. Will my real women stand up, please?"

"I do support enhanced interrogation techniques. Obviously their value is shining through with respect to the bin Laden killing."

"We will work with industrial or Dept. Of Defence sponsorship as long as we keep our principals of openness firm we're proud to work with the military, and they respect that in turn."

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."