The more baseball the better. It is a healthful sport and develops team play and initiative, plus an independent attitude.

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.

Life is a journey through either experiences or experiment.

My dad was one of only four congressmen who supported Reagan.

It's hard to tell the difference between sea and sky, between voyager and sea. Between reality and the workings of the heart.

Average is very acceptable in our society but I don't think the angels are applauding. If you are determined to be excellent, to not back out of it, you will reap a harvest in your life.

The impact of NCDs is not only affecting the urban populations but also rural poor. This is compounding the basic problem of poverty.

Life is like fording a river, stepping from one slippery stone to another, and you must rejoice every time you don't lose your balance, and learn to laugh at all the times you do.

The critical question is not "How can I achieve?" but "What can I contribute?"

I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be a very bad manager.

All actors are incredibly insecure.

I've waited all my life to say this... I weigh less than Elizabeth Taylor!