Politics is different, because the mission is always to get the necessary votes. A good politician goes through everything in terms of mission and vision, and resourcing, but at the end of the day politicians have to make compromises in order to achieve consensus.

Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.

Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved. Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds.

Get mad, then get over it.

The one thing the terrorists cannot do -- not one of them, not 10 of them, not 10,000 of them -- they cannot change who we are.

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.