Never miss a political meeting if you think there's the slightest chance you'll wish you'd been there.

Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

Winners aren't perfect. They made fewer mistakes than their rivals.

The winner in a political contest is determined by the number and the effectiveness of the activists on the respective sides.

Don't get mad except on purpose.

You can't save the world if you can't pay the rent.

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

Politics is of the heart as well as of the mind. Many people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Political technology determines political success.

Actions have consequences.

But to a Vietnamese peasant whose home means a lifetime of back-breaking labor, it will take more than presidential promises to convince him that we are on his side.

And like anyone who is in valiant pursuit of dreams, the ups and downs come and go, but the dream lives in the heart forever.

There is one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says 'yes' you know he is crooked.

He who does not enjoy solitude will not love freedom.

I think a lot of presidents learn to be president by being president.

I am a private detective. I am paid to be inquisitive and presumptuous.

Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.

President Clinton and President Obama played a round of golf over the weekend. President Clinton asked Obama what his handicap was, and Obama said, 'Joe Biden.'

Trade small because thats when you are as bad as you are ever going to be. Learn from your mistakes.

If your letters are as long as the bible, they will appear short to me. Only let them be brim full of affection.