Ed Rendell Quotes

He was in charge of everything and I was to be wherever he wasn’t.

While a vice-president of the United States may lack power, he never lacks; his rank is similar to that of a crown prince, though his succession is considerably less certain.

The White House Chief of Staff must always remember that he is staff and not chief.

The hierarchy plays out in the writers room, and you, as a staff writer, need to know your place.

He's the president. I'm the general. Unless I want to get impeached, I got to do what he says.

A servant cannot be greater than his master.

We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

We have to give value to authority. We have to give value to office, being in office, holding office.

The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

The problem with naming a No. 2 is you really want to throw all your weight behind the guy who is going to be the leader.

Vice presidents are supposed to be eternally loyal, which is why it is so difficult for some to figure out how to succeed their bosses.

Vice presidents are candidates for political castration.

Nobody is strong-minded around a President…

As Vice President I must uphold the policies of the Administration 100 percent. If I disagree in any way it is my duty to keep silent.

Even when you’re in charge, you’re not sure who’s in charge.

I can’t afford to have my Vice President who knows every reporter in town, go around saying we’re all screwed up, so we’re going to keep him happy. You are dealing with a very insecure, sensitive man with a huge ego. I want you to literally kiss his ass from one end of Washington to the other.

Structure is not about moving boxes around on a chart. Structure is about power.

Leadership and power vacuums will be filled.

He is my President …. When the President asks you to do something, you say yes.

I will not take orders from Bob Haldeman and the West Wing. Unless I can take orders from you only, I am going to resign.

Bosses are the ones calling the shots, as they should in any organization. And if you think you're above your boss, that's not reality.

I work directly for the boss. I listen to everybody, but I have one man whose voice is louder than everybody else's.

A player can't request on what position he wants to play, and it is the same with the captaincy. One should respect this, there are hierarchies.