Recall Advisors Gifts

"I hate recalls."

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

'How many times have I told to seize the day before it seizes you?'

'Negotiations have reached an impasse, legal recommends we resort to violence.'

"Based on the feedback from advisers whom I haven't beheaded, all of my ideas are great."

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for the day. Teach a man to fish and you can charge a consulting fee."

Public Relations: Reputations cleaned and repaired

'Answer these constituents letters. Tell them to go to hell in a nice way.'

SAGE mentality

First you're a law student, then you're a lawyer, then you're a judge, then you're a politician, then you're a criminal.

"Just go with the workflow."

'Yes, it's a stupid speech, Senator, but you've got to court the stupid VOTE.'

"I don’t know how many ways I can explain it. One morning you’ll just wake up and know that you’re in love."

Rock and a Hard Place

"Look - I'm cold, you're cold. Why don't we settle down and start a family?"

"Remember, Man of good Sense not here to do work on your behalf. Man of good Sense only here to help you on strategic level until you wise enough to overcome recession."

"I became a mentor because I needed more direction in life."

"No, no, that’s in a bar, Mr. President — you can talk politics and religion here."

"Rudy has asked me to apologize, on his behalf, for your being offended..."

"I can definitely give you my two cents, Sir – just let me know how you want it: Bitcoin, Paypal, or Venmo."

"Our intelligence shows that everybody loves us."

"At least he's honest about it..."

"Every single day, guys ask you for advice about women, work, sports... Haven't you ever even heard of the law of supply and demand?. . .I'd be glad to steer the downtrodden and the forlorn your way for a mere 82% of the man-to-man-talk fee."

'Where you went wrong' Desk.

Half a house is better than none.

"Our rule of thumb is: 'Keep it complicated' - so no one will understand how we choose a candidate."

"And this is my cousin Dave, who handles the conventional wisdom."

'It basically boils down to you need to do stuff better.'

Don't forget to read the small print.

"The peasants have lost all respect for the moat."

"Some of it is soft and some of it is hard, but the main thing is that all of it is money."

The Election Strategy

'Taking bribes is understandable, Senator, but you really shouldn't keep billing records.'

'I believe in you, Jeffrey, and I believe in Al Gore.'

Axel, if I were to give you one piece of advice in life, it would be this: Don't hide your light under a bushel