Don't 'over-control' like a novice pilot. Stay loose enough from the flow that you can observe it, modify, and improve it.
Donald RumsfeldKnow that the immediate staff and others in the Administration will assume that your manner, tone and tempo reflect the President's.
Donald RumsfeldI don't believe anyone that I know in the administration ever said that Iraq had nuclear weapons.
Donald RumsfeldWe'll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in. And that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbor terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. It will require the support of the American people as well as our friends and allies around the world.
Donald Rumsfeld