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"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."
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"The root system supports the branches."
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"The truth is that as we move forward, if one side says we can't raise any taxes on anybody or any interest, and the other side says we can't cut anything, we're obviously not going to make progress on this. And our interest is in making progress on this."
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"The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it."
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"It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away. Puzzling."
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"Man can embody truth but he cannot know it."
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"Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken."
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"The truth has got to appear plausible on the stage."
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"Truth has no duality."
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"Too much truth is uncouth."
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"I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth."
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"If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random."
Policy
"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."
Business
"Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary."
Work
"If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right."
Doubt
"Don't divide the world into "them" and "us." Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours."
Politics
"Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position."
Friendship
"If you develop rules, never have more than ten."
Rules
"The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments."
Government
"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."
Work
"Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue."
Leadership
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