It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it's a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done.

If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think the U.S. is justified in dealing with that, if necessary, by military force.

In terms of asking questions, I plead guilty. I ask a hell of a lot of questions. That's my job.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

The kind of money that show business will pay you, unless you need to have shoes made of diamonds, you can actually put it in the bank and sort of be okay.

The platforms that are big, global, diversified, and both financial and physically enabled are competitively much better positioned than those which are not.

Part of science is the questioning of authority, absolute freedom of ideology. The Soviets did some very good science, but when science ran into ideology, it had trouble. Science flourishes best in a democracy.

That's the staggering, humorous thing about money. If you haven't got taste, money doesn't matter: You'll always look ghastly.