Research, though toilsome, is easy; imagination, though delightful, is difficult.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes.

America today is running on the momentum of a godly ancestry, and when that momentum runs down, God help America.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

It seems like people get afraid of a certain music if they can't pigeonhole it to their satisfaction... Good music is good music, and that should be enough for anybody.

Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.

I've had a chance to fly a lot of different airplanes, but it was nothing like the shuttle ride.

Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?

Political gerrymandering makes the incentive for most members of Congress to play to the extremes of their base rather than to the center.

And I ride horses, swim, do a lot of reading, writing.

For me, I don't really see a lot of the things I do as what I do, I see that as what our team does. It just happens to be that I'm the quarterback in those situations.

When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

The only thing that preoccupies me is that France has broken down, and we need to start up the engine again - all the way. But not so as to run into a wall.

I was always acting. I was doing after-school plays and stuff like that.