"I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord than to dwell in the tents of wickedness."

"You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership."

"I despise people who can't make up their minds."

"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without."

"I'm not a politician. I'm a general who happens to be President."