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"If in doubt, move decisions up to the President."
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"The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years."
"There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either."
"You must not make hasty decisions because they make you do what you would not have done normally."
"Don't be afraid to make mistakes. But if you do, make new ones. Life is too short to make the wrong choice twice."
"It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions."
"Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision."
"For thirty years, beginning with the invention of a privacy right in the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, the Left has been waging a systematic assault on the constitutional foundation of the nation."
"The ruling class is and will continue to be the class of decision makers."
"Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information."
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"Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction."
"In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership."
"Imagine, a September 11 with weapons of mass destruction. It's not 3,000. It's tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children."
"Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life."
"The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it."
"Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution."
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