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"With the press there is no "off the record.""
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"Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats."
"Washington is the only city in the world where you can go to a black-tie dinner and there at the foot of the table is a television set up to catch a press conference."
"The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they'll take it."
"If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I."
"I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press."
"I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way street."
"It's not like I just have to go to Washington and go to the White House everyday, and go to the same press conference at 10 in the morning and then be briefed at 4 in the afternoon, and then get a story on at 6."
"We had so much press, and then they get bored... I think we've done well to keep going."
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"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."
"Don't do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of The Washington Post."
"Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented."
"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."
"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."
"First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win."
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