It is becoming increasingly clear that the targets in the Kyoto Protocol cannot and will not be met on the established timetable in the United States and elsewhere.

Binding emissions targets for the developing nations are out of the question.

How we [Americans] move [on climate] will determine the international direction. To lead, we must act.

In the equation of life, the limit does not exist.

If you always think about your dreams or goals, work steadfastly towards them and continue to challenge yourself, you will definitely be able to realise those dreams or goals.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

Shearer could be at 100 per cent fitness, but not peak fitness.

The mind's direction is more important than its progress.

There are two kinds of fidelity, that of dogs and that of cats; you, gentleman, have the fidelity of cats who never leave the house.

Every organization has an allotted number of positions to be filled by misfits.

Anybody who told you to be yourself simply couldn't have given you worse advice.

Rich people believe in themselves. They believe in their value and in their ability to deliver it. Poor people don't. That's why they need "guarantees."

And I know that God made the heart the most fragile and resilient of all organs, that a lifetime of joy and pain might be encased in one mortal chamber.