If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.

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.

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

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.

Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for 6-8 months to see what happens. You will find you won't need to fill some of them.

The United States isn't going to do anything that it's not capable of doing. And if we do something, we'll be capable of doing it.

The implication that there was something wrong with the war plan is amusing.