If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.

Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary.

Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increases, so too does bureaucracy, delay, and expense.

If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.

They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer.

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.

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 do not win.