It is an honor to be chief, ... I am humbled by the men who work here . . . who see more in a day than anyone should see in a lifetime.

It's a delicate balancing act to work closely with the U.S. without looking like a sycophant, I'm sure he's aware of that.

During our ordeal, we were repeatedly lied to by the Abu Sayyaf and they are not men of honor. They should be treated as common criminals. We support all efforts of the government in bringing these men to justice,

We're going to continue to work through the lawsuit, but we don't need it for these first two phases.

Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.