Peace signifies more than the stilling of guns, easing the sorrow of war. More than escape from death, it is a way of life. More than a haven for the weary, it is a hope for the brave.

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.

I've had an entrepreneurial mindset from a young age and I've been interested in companies and products that are a little bit different.

I do my best to please everybody, far more than they'd ever guess. I try to laugh it all off, because I don't want to let them see my trouble.

Our fathers gave us many laws which they had learned from their fathers. These laws were good.

It is in adversity that the good show their friendship most clearly; prosperity always finds friends.

Precedents once established are so much positive power.

I said, 'The nice thing about Alzheimer's is you get to hide your own Easter eggs.'

In the end, the key ingredient for public life is imagination. You imagine something better, you try to bring the people with you.

Make sure that every person, of whatever background, can find in you a welcoming heart.

To make a perfect t-shirt is hard - all you have is white cotton and fit. that's where experience comes in.

If the seventies were bulbous, and the eighties sharp, the nineties were nothing but bogus.