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" What comes into the Oval Office are not the good or easy decisions. The easy decisions are made elsewhere. The things that make it to the Oval are always the hard ones. "

William M. Daley

Easy

Always

Office

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Presidency

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" Some people would like the world to go back to the 1950s. "

" Most Republicans and the business community extol the virtues of trade, depicting it as an engine of economic progress, while most Democrats and unions attack the exportation of American jobs, claiming that trade agreements are destroying our economy. "

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" As commerce secretary, I led the Clinton administration's effort to ensure China's entry into the World Trade Organization and the permanent normalization of trade between the U.S. and China - steps that produced a 76 percent increase in U.S. exports to China in just three years. "

" It's logical and fair to allow only registered or self-identified Democrats to choose their party's nominee (although numerous states do have open primaries). Letting more non-Democrats choose the nominee doesn't guarantee success in a November general election. And it does nothing to encourage people to join and work for the party. "

" As president, you can't just say, 'I want this,' or, 'Do that.' A president has to lead the American people to where he wants to go, and the chief of staff needs to help him get it done. "

" Business leaders should show what our political leaders seem to lack - that is, a common-sense view of the times. "

" As a pro-business Democrat, I understand the obligations of publicly traded companies to maximize returns to shareholders. "

" The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact. "

" A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style. "

" In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with 535 negotiations at home. I have experienced recounts, and it is better to vote once. "

" Party leaders aren't responsible for every candidate's gaffe. "

" If anything, the Democrats' salvation may lie in the fact that Republicans seem even more hell-bent on allowing their radical wing to drag the party away from the center. "

William M. Daley

Party

Salvation

" Lots of people throw around phrases of 'no-fly zone,' and they talk about it as though it's just a game - a video game or something. Some people who throw that line out have no idea what they're talking about. "

" Young people - motivating them in any election is hard to do. "

" There is no question of the benefits that opening a market of a billion people will bring to American businesses. But as I said last year, this will test China and the world trade system. "

" Commerce was the best job I could ever have. "

" The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security. "

" You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand. "

" There is no path to middle-class prosperity without tearing down barriers to American exports. "

" There are 14 Cabinet spots, and God only knows how many hundreds of people want them. "

" There's a growing sense among large corporations that to solve global problems like climate change, the responsibility can't fall just on the government. The business community has to be a big piece of that. "