If you want to be a leader, you've got to be a reader.

Who would seriously want to listen to anything emanating from a quasi-chimpanzee's irrational bundle of mental accidents and energies?

One of the greatest failures of every generation is that it refuses to read the minutes of the last meeting.

Respect People, Inspect Ideas.

Power is defined as an ability to do qualitative work with a quantitative passion, backed by a compelling conviction, directed by a propelling purpose, fulfilling a divine destiny. That is power!

If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership, then we've got a different definition of leadership.

It's only intelligent to wish to look after yourself properly.

I have gone to all over the country and I've met so many veterans and I have tremendous veteran support.

Gardening is akin to writing stories. No experience could have taught me more about grief or flowers, about achieving survival by going, your fingers in the ground, the limit of physical exhaustion.

Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world.

I will not create jobs or hold jobs that kill people, and that plant - that plant kills people.

Happiness is the only goal worth pursuing

I hate you! (Artemis) Don’t keep saying that, Artie. It’s cruel to get my hopes up. (Acheron)

It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.