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Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.

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

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

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

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

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

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

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.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history.

I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.