Anyplace we go in the world, when someone asks us what we do, we feel an immense pride in saying, 'FBI.'

I love prosecuting cases, and I love doing investigations, particularly homicide investigations and the like, and that's why I became a prosecutor.

If I have the honor of being confirmed by the Senate, I will make it my highest priority to restore the public's confidence in the FBI and to re-earn the faith and trust of the American people.

I still have to work on patience.

My admonition is, 'No counterterrorism lead goes uncovered.'

You don't eat before your troops eat, and you don't ask your troops to do anything you won't do, too.

I've always loved investigations.

I think, in the wake of Sept. 11, it's important for the American public to understand that to the extent that there are individuals within the United States who would undertake terrorist attacks, that we are doing something to address that.

I do believe when there are advances in technology that it is important to balance the privacy interests affected with the investigative take that you might get from that technology.

For the FBI and for the United States, the war on terrorism is a complex and perplexing issue. It is as complex and perplexing as any issue we have ever faced.