Staff Selection Quotes

When I create a TV show, it's so that I can write it. I'm not an empire builder; my writing staff is usually a combination of two kinds of people - experts in the world the show is set in, and young writers who will not be unhappy if they're not writing scripts.

At the end of the day, Coach Belichick does a great job of bringing in people he knows that will fit well.

I think the employer should be much freer to make decisions on who she or he employs.

For magazines seeking to extend their reach into podcasting, half the battle is finding members of staff who don't sound like the kind of people you wouldn't care to be stuck in a lift with.

What characteristics do I look for when hiring somebody? That's one of the questions I ask when interviewing. I want to know what kind of people they would hire.

If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.

Hire a staff that's more like you than you are.

When you put your Senate staff together, do not use the staff from your campaign.

Letters actually work. Even the top dog himself takes time every day to read 10 letters that are picked out by staff. I can tell you that every official that I've ever worked with will tell you about the letters they get and what they mean.

Why in general, when you're putting together a White House staff and putting together a good one, you're looking for someone there who is not someone who's going to be heavy-handed.

Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best people working for you.

I always prided myself on my ability to choose good clerks, and one of the key elements was whether I thought I would like the person.