Control your own time. Don't let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed you, you are probably working on the priority of others.

It is unknowable how long that conflict [the war in Iraq] will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months.

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

Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.

Is it likely that an aircraft carrier or a cruise missile is going to find a person?

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 fine without your help.