Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much.

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.

Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership.

Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project.

We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forward, then - without a doubt - you're moving backwards.

As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States.

I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.

If we humans are good at anything, it’s thinking we’ve got a terrific idea and going for it without acknowledging the potential consequences or our own ignorance.

Let's not talk about it any more, but if you still want anything please write to me about it, because I can say what I mean much better on paper.

I'll admit that I do quite like drinks that come in coconut shells. So there's always that.

Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart, the other of the mind.

Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons.

You spoil your horse, Halt said. Will glanced at him. You spoil yours. Halt considered the thought, then nodded. That's true.

You've had an extremely weak euro on the foreign exchange markets, you've had a very dubious policy being followed.

A wise judge may let mercy temper justice but may not let mercy undo it.

I'm the kind of person that believes there's a part of your voting that has to be purely on principle, and there's a part that has to be on strategy.