Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.

Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary.

From where you sit, the White House may look as untidy as the inside of a stomach. As is said of the legislative process, sausage-making and policy-making shouldn't be seen close-up. Don't let that panic you. Things may be going better than they look from the inside.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House has a secular, humanistic agenda.

There's nothing like white trash at the White House.