Every step we take towards making the State our Caretaker of our lives, by that much we move toward making the State our Master.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

Luck is made by the making the right choices at the right timing and place.

There are so many successful women working in intelligence, but it's still seen as a male-dominated world.

There is an eternal dispute between those who imagine the world to suit their policy, and those who correct their policy to suit the realities of the world.

The way I play guitar is very, very hard and I bloody myself incredibly without the tape. And the nails are my picks.

Don't think of people in the mass. That gives you a blurred view.

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.

I used to say that the newspapers were tomorrow's fish and chip paper, but I didn't really mean it; I could still be hurt by what they said. After Athens, I just didn't care.

There are some people, who don’t wait.

Look into a mirror, make eye contact with yourself, and say "I love me" as many times as possible during the day.