Know that the immediate staff and others in the Administration will assume that your manner, tone and tempo reflect the President's.

Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.

We know where they are. They are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad.

We know where they are [Iraq's weapons of mass destruction]. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.

We do know of certain knowledge that he [Osama Bin Laden] is either in Afghanistan, or in some other country, or dead.

Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there.

Prayer purifies the soul.

By inspiring and healing others, you inspire and heal yourself.

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them.

Unmediated joy was nowadays unfashionable.

Love is what you are, not what you give or get!

To lead others is to help them change their thoughts, beliefs and actions for the better.

Let the historic dissection begin. Man-made global warming is a dying market and a zombie science.

The record of a generous life runs like a vine around the memory of our dead, and every sweet unselfish act is now a perfumed flower.

Be drug-free and smoke some crack.

Sackcloth and kelp soup are not required, but the Buddhist reminder of the need to live lightly on the earth is a helpful guide to the daily habits and needs of us all.