You Might Be A Cunning Linguist, But

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.

You're Thinking Of Europe As Germany And France. I Don't. I Think That's Old Europe.

Don't Necessarily Avoid Sharp Edges. Occasionally They Are Necessary To Leadership.

When Cutting Staff At The Pentagon, Don't Eliminate The Thin Layer That Assures Civilian Control.

We Have An Orientation That Tends To Make Us Think That Everything Is Our Responsibility And That We Should Be Doing This. It Is The Iraqis' Country, 28 Million Of Them. They Are Perfectly Capable Of Running That Country.