I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.

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It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will...

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will...

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We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for...

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

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Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your...

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

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Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But...

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

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I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as...

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

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I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got...

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position...

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position...

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have...

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have...