And I remember walking in there and, I must say, I was quite unnerved the closer I got to it.

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state.

My time inside there was very short compared to the amount of time it took to take on and take off this suit and to test me for how much radioactivity I have.

By Thursday morning, we'd gotten over the worst of it.

Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that everything I had said, the essence of what I had said, was wrong.

I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, 'cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy.

There were schools and hospitals who were ready to take people with undescribed injuries, but not necessarily ready to take people with severe radiation poisoning.

And if you're not going to have a clear health threat, you don't want to panic people.

You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn't have that.

She wasn't the perfect mom. However, she was the perfect Mother for me.

I guess that makes everyone in boots on the ground a murderer

If you think you can, then you’re half way there. If you say, ‘I can’t,’ then you’re defeated.

I wanna be great. I'm going to be great. There's no doubt about it.

The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics.

You'll never find the solution if you don't see the problem.

My job as a leader is not to say, 'Hey, look at me. I'm a leader.' It's to lead. I mean, I've got to go out and find ways to win these games.

The oldest and most important currency is debt.

I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.

Run!” Piper said. “We are running!” Jason picked up the speed. “Run better!” Leo shouted.