Political technology determines political success.

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals.

The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides.

Don't get mad except on purpose.

You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent.

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

Politics is of the heart as well as of the mind. Many people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Actions have consequences.

Make the opponents' goal more expensive than it's worth.

I would kiss you in the middle of the ocean during a lightning storm cuz I'd rather be left for dead than wondering what thunder sounds like.

True love does not put a person in a cage like a bird. It gives true freedom to soar.

Freedom gives room for creativity.

One of the most exciting things in life is when you can’t get enough of learning something you love.

It [ballet] projects a fragile kind of strength and a certain inflexible precision.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

This is something else that is drilled into us in the military: Make sure you know who your replacement is, in case you become a casualty. So you have to have depth within an organization.

I've survived quite a few generations. That's because I never lost my enthusiasm. I wake up every morning like on Christmas Day, waiting for the gifts.

You can’t keep her.” I know that. But I’m not ready to give her up just yet.

The past can be a rudder that guides you or an anchor tha hinders you. Leave your mistakes with God and look to the future by faith.