Our economy is the result of millions of decisions we all make every day about producing, earning, saving, investing, and spending.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

You go through so many changes as a child, then you grow up and discover that none of that stuff mattered, except for the impression it made on your mind.

Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be.

'Tropic Thunder' is one of my favorite movies of all time. 'Blazing Saddles.' Anything that will get me to smile.

Clary wondered how many boyfriends she'd turned into rats by accident. -Clary to Isabelle, pg.245-

He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.

In truth, most of us don't know our cats.

I want to become a very good writer.

People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being.

I picked up business skills along the way, but there are things you learn at school like speaking the language of business so you can speak with CEOs.

Kiss me, Kate, we shall be married o'Sunday