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"Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it."
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"Difficult times require difficult decisions. But supporting this bill shouldn't be a difficult decision."
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Personal Development
"Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision."
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"I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side."
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Personal Development
"Indeed, an entire generation of Americans has grown to adulthood since the Roe decision of 1973, which held that the right to choose an abortion was a privacy right protected by our Constitution."
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"The minute those two little particles inside a woman's womb have joined together, billions of decisions have been made. A thing like that has to come from entropy."
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"It is such a complex matter we live within, it is impossible to track logic and decision making really, so therefore each choice can actually only be seen as coincidence."
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"And it was at that point that I realized, in fact, our whole administration realized, that we could not rely on Metropolitan Edison for the kind of information we needed to make decisions."
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"I believe our editorial decisions reflected our constant desire to make sure that we fully cover and analyze any issue and give our viewers all the information they need."
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"Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else."
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"Every individual decision is nothing but coincidence, every artistic decision is coincidence."
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"When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views."
President
"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."
Truth
"Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life."
Life
"Preserve the President's options. He may need them."
Politics
"See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented."
Decision-Making
"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."
Woman
"Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather than needlessly repeating theirs."
Help
"Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective."
Leadership
"Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up."
Politics
"Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning."
Learning
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