First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

The first printed mention of bagels... is to be found in the Community Regulations of Kracow, Poland, for the year 1610 which stated that bagels would be given as a gift to any woman in childbirth.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

What's green, hangs on a wall and whistles? [A Herring]

Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty.

The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make a difference that you lived at all-using the talents that God has given you for the betterment of others.

The purpose of life is not to be happy, the purpose of life is to matter.

I sometimes think there is a dimension beyond the four of experience and Einstein: insight, that fifth dimension which promises to liberate us from bondage to the long, imperfect past

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

If at first you don't succeed, before you try again, stop to figure out what you did wrong.

Do not deceive yourself

Thoughts can hurt like real pain.

I'm no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project.

At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility.

I have 'To Kill A Mockingbird' signed by Harper Lee. That is my prized possession.

You may not realize it, but your life has the potential to bless everyone you encounter.

We are not born focusing. It's an acquired skill that requires initial effort and constant upgrading.

If we take back the labor unions, the legitimate businesses, eventually they become just another street gang. Spiritually, psychologically, they've always been just a street gang.

When I am on my board, I always have my ID, ChapStick and maybe a $20 bill, because you never know when you'll need to buy a water or something.

We have an interest in combating tactics in war that are abhorrent and that only fuel terrorism because they incite people on the ground.