Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes.

There are people who in large measure have information that we need . . . so that we can track down the weapons of mass destruction in that country.

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

You might be a cunning linguist, but I am a master debater.

There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact.

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.

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.