I do have the strength. Leadership, leadership is not about attacking people and disparaging people. Leadership is about creating a serious strategy to deal with the threat of our time.

I'm not an expert on the ways of Washington [but] it makes no sense to me that we're not funding control of our border.

If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we're going to have $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement - put me in, Coach.

By blaming others, we fail to find the real solutions to our problems and we do not carry out our own responsibilities.

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.

I'm the tortoise in the race, but I'm a joyful tortoise.

If I'm president, I'll be a commander-in-chief, not an agitator- in-chief or a divider-in-chief, that I will lead this country in a way that will create greater security and greater safety.

I don't think a party can aspire to be the majority party if it's the old white guy party.

As a candidate, I intend to let everyone hear my message, including the many who can express their love of country in a different language.

We can grow economically and restore America's leadership in the world, so that everybody has a chance to rise up.

The progressive and liberal mindset believes that to every problem there is a Washington, D.C., solution.

A positive attitude from you tends to produce a positive attitude toward you.

Everyone writes the book he or she loves to read. Great authors write the books others love to read.

Hunger is the best sauce.

If man is not ready to risk his life where is his dignity?

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

When you smile, you don't only appear to be more likable and courteous, you appear to be more competent.

I know there are some actors who are just brilliant at improvising and brilliant at just being in the moment and doing it there and then. I'm not one of those actors.

As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape.

It's a great thing when you feel that you recognize yourself, deeply and movingly, in a work of literature.

There's a perception that novels can't usually allow for your kind of absolute attention to detail.