“Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.”

Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

The way to do well is to do well.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.

What you measure improves.” A corollary rule in the military is that “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.

You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.

If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.

Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.

Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.

Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.

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.

If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.

Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.

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.

Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.

I think that in any group activity – whether it be business, sports, or family – there has to be leadership or it won’t be successful.

Breathing is so important with physical activity, then how much more important is it with psychological activity?

Without constant activity, the threats of life will soon overwhelm the values.

The interpretation of Dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.

Bitcoin is very ideologically fulfilling, it’s my form of political activism, but it’s also a huge business opportunity.

We have actively worked to share our experience of development with other nations, especially in Asia.