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

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

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.

Political technology determines political success.

Actions have consequences.

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

Today is a gift that will be taken from you at day's end. Don't waste a moment, a chance, a lesson. You'll never live today again.

The longer you live in the past, the less future you have to enjoy.

Understanding of divine truths preserves and protects a man in any situation.

It's easier to teach a poet how to read a balance sheet than it is to teach an accountant how to write.

I think President [Barack] Obama is exactly right, we need to combat [gun shoots] because this really can become the new normal, but that's really what's been happening.

Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

The more traditional bride still prefers white or ivory, but the young girls... seem to like the idea of using colors.

I tend not to think about the reading public at all, or the business, when I'm writing.

Though things change, the future's still inside of me.

You're in a bad way! Apparently, you have developed a soul.