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- If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
- Remember where you came from.
- If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it.
- You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible.…
- Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes.
- Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A trained ape can know an awful lot of…
- Don't divide the world into 'them' and 'us.' Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts.…
- If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
- Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
- I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last…
- Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
- Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
- Plan backwards as well as forward. Set objectives and trace back to see how to achieve them. You may find that no path can get…
- Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.
- Don't do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post.
- First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you…
- If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.
- Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.
- The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do…
- You're thinking of Eurpoe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe.
- Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem…
- Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what it…
- Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do…
- Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.
- Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather…
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- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
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