Quotations

«My goal was to establish a Republican majority for a long time, not just to win three elections,»

«I try to avoid doing any business on the golf course, ... because my golf is so bad it might lead someone to try to take advantage of me on the grounds that my business sense must be as bad as my golf skills.»

«As a test of the homeland security system, this was a failure, ... woefully inadequate.»

«puts into question all of the Homeland Security and Northern Command planning for the last four years.»

«We need to get the job done now, and I don't think anybody is better prepared to do that psychologically and otherwise than Rudy Giuliani,»

«The diabetes crisis is having a tragic impact on the lives of Americans, particularly among minorities, who are at increased risk for diabetes and its complications, including blindness, amputation and early death, ... The impressive list of business, medical and government leaders in Georgia who have joined with us to address this devastating and costly epidemic is unparalleled. I am confident that this unique collaboration of leaders will have a dramatic impact on the lives and health of the people in Georgia and will serve as a model of excellence for the rest of the country.»

«Both parties have a great opportunity -- and a great risk. One of the two parties is going to be the party that brings the country into the 21st century . . . and you can't say today which party will win that battle.»

«It's not the absence of money, ... It is a failure of bureaucratic structures.»

«He can come down firmly on the side of bold dramatic change, in which case he will be in the Teddy Roosevelt tradition, or he can tolerate bureaucratic inadequacies and defend the indefensible, in which case the Democrats will win in 2006 and 2008.»

«It functions like an afterthought. We couldn't have designed a greater invitation to unhappiness.»