War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

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Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your...

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your...

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you...

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you...

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading...

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading...

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best...

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best...

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not...

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not...

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or...

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or...

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts...

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts...

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in...

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in...