Don't say 'the White House wants.' Buildings can't want.

I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?

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. They have their jobs and you have yours.

No terror state poses a greater or more immediate threat to the security of our people and the stability of the world than the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

Find ways to decentralize. Move decision making authority down and out. Encourage a more entrepreneurial approach.

Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.