Actions have consequences.

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.

Political technology determines political success.

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

Find out what you need to do to express your importance.

You are a gift to life. Share your bounty.

I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.

Those of us who do not live forever do not like change perhaps as much as those of you who do.

I have repeatedly declared that it is impossible for a true Muslim to be a terrorist, nor can a terrorist be regarded as a true Muslim.

It takes a major unhappiness, a prolonged and bitter experience, to drive us away from loyalties once formed. And sometimes no amount of punishment can make us repudiate our loyalty.

I'm not a beatnik. I'm a Catholic.

A blaze first pleases and then tires the sight.

People complain professional sportsmen are locked away but when they get out and enjoy themselves, people have a go.