It's A Difficult Thing Today To Be

Success Tends To Go Not To The Person Who Is Error-free, Because He Also Tends To Be Risk-averse. Rather It Goes To The Person Who Recognizes That Life Is Pretty Much A Percentage Business. It Isn't Making Mistakes That's Critical; It's Correcting Them And Getting On With The Principal Task.

Whatever New Threats And Challenges May Emerge, Our Nation Will Be Able To Face Them Squarely, Deal With Them, And Yet Allow Our People To Continue To Live Free And Unafraid. The Decisions You Make, The Courage And Creativity You Bring To Your Responsibilities, Will Determine America's Future. Liberty And Our Way Of Life Are Fragile Gifts - Their Care Is In Your Hands. We Thank You For Stepping Forward To Shoulder That Immense Responsibility. Your Country Is Grateful, And Proud Of Each Of You.

The Press Always Wants To Know How Many People Will Be Killed Or How Much It Will Cost, But The Answers To Those Questions Are Not Knowable.

One Of Your Tasks Is To Separate The 'personal' From The 'substantive.' The Two Can Become Confused, Especially If Someone Rubs The President Wrong.

They May Have Had Time To Destroy Them, And I Don't Know The Answer.