Never assume the other fellow will not do something you wouldn't do.

I don't think we'll discover anything, myself. I think what will happen is we'll discover people who will tell us where to go find it. It is not like a treasure hunt where you just runaround looking everywhere hoping you find something. I just don't think that's going to happen. The inspectors didn't find anything, and I doubt that we will. What we will do is find the people who will tell us.

Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.

It is worth reminding that being president is a tough job for anybody, and particularly so in the information age. There's such a glut of information. Anything a president says or does is picked up on the Internet or the 24/7 news media and criticized almost instantly. Leaders persuade through their words and as such their words need to be measured and well chosen. It is a tough job.

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

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.

I'm glad you asked. It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil.