We are a great nation because we are a good people.

We have learned that power is a positive force if it is used for positive purposes.

The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted.

My objective as Secretary of Labor is to look through the 'glass ceiling' to see who is on the other side, and to serve as a catalyst for change . . . .

To be impacted. Then, once a policy is determined, you call on them to help.

My commitment is to strive to lean on the Lord with my whole heart, reading His word daily and earnestly seeking His will in my life.

I am a firm believer in free but fair trade. However the United States should not be on the losing end of trade agreements that are not enforced. It is time that we make China play fairly.

We believe in the dignity of every life, the possibility of every mind, the divinity of every soul. This is our true north.

[On Ronald Reagan:] The President doesn't want yes-men around. When he says no, we all say no.

Despite recent media reports that have clouded, or even misrepresented, the facts, there is compelling evidence that al-Qaida and Iraq have been linked for more than a decade.

In seeking success you must also seek fulfillment. Ask yourself not only what you want to be but who you want to be.

The idea that this world is a playground instead of a battleground has now been accepted in practice by the vast majority of Christians.

If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?

Standards wars involve lots of variables, and understanding them often seems more an art than a science. They generally involve just two big players, and end in a winner-take-all situation.

I closed my eyes to watch tiny dancers like jeweled birds cross the dark screen of my eyelids.

I moved in fourth grade in the middle of the school year, and I was the new kid in school.

There's no such thing as a normal life. Some lives are just more interesting than others, and we shouldn't judge people for being boring.

Some people can rap, some can sing, some can write, some can do all of the above.

Learn to love the questions themselves.

I let the evening unfold. I'm the sort of guy who likes to sit in the chair and look at the wine glass.