The people in your life are important. Meaningful relationships with those people are very important.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

I learned that good judgment comes from experience and that experience grows out of mistakes.

America today is running on the momentum of a godly ancestry, and when that momentum runs down, God help America.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

It seems like people get afraid of a certain music if they can't pigeonhole it to their satisfaction... Good music is good music, and that should be enough for anybody.

Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.

Tyrants don't become a success.They become obsessed!

To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.

Speaking personally, I want my films to make money, but money is just fuel for the rocket. What I really want to do is to go somewhere. I don't want to just collect more fuel.

If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.

You matter as much as the things that matter to you do.

Never, ever underestimate the power of 'Id Like that.

Cloning represents a very clear, powerful, and immediate example in which we are in danger of turning procreation into manufacture.

Israel is the second Silicon Valley, and it is therefore the only other place we have chosen to expand our activities.

The works of the great artists are silent books of eternal truths.

Better lose me than lose a state.