We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.

Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.

Get mad, then get over it.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

In design as in life, smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own.

When you stop comparing what is right here and now with what you wish were, you can begin to enjoy what is.

(about his terrible attempt at making a sandwich) It's more difficult than it looks. (Artemis Fowl)

A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.

The challenges and how we deal with them: that's what defines us. Problems don't define us; it's our ability to overcome and transform.

Anyone who's ever had the misfortune of seeing me interact with house pets knows I have a wickedly strong paternal instinct bordering on the maternal.

About 800 million people in India are below the age of 35 years. Their aspirations, energy, enterprise and skills will be the force for India's economic transformation.

I like to smell things and look at things, and sometimes stay up all night, walking, and watch the sun rise.

Even if everything else is downplayed, I'll wear good shoes.