I believe that we do have to have open lines of communication, and I will never foreclose that as a viable option.

I hope that you will address as quickly as possible their answers and their concerns.

I confessed to them that words are always inadequate in these kinds of situations.

The Federal Government must have the ability to communicate at all times and under all circumstances to carry out its most critical and time sensitive missions.

I haven't spoken to him about that.

We prefer dialogue.

Words have no wings, but they can fly a thousand miles.

We've got to make sure they know that there are adults they can talk to, that they are never alone.

I get, as many of you know, 10 letters a night from citizens all across the country.

I never want to lose touch.

I encourage parents to talk with their children about drugs and alcohol.

I will gently remind people, to the extent I can be gentle, that it's important for people to know that there will be results.

It's important for people, when they hear us talk, to know that there will be results.

Somebody who's not just telling the American people what they want to hear but telling the American people what they need to hear.

We need to tell them what they need to hear.

We need to tell them the truth.

Leadership isn't about telling people what they want to hear - it's about telling them what they need to hear.

No more failures to plan, to communicate down the chain of command, or to reset the equipment that we've left in Iraq.