There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home.

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.

We can't help the way we're born. We can't help what we are, only what life we choose to make for ourselves.

Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.

In trading/ investing it's not about how much you make, but how much you don't lose

Every small thing grows when you nurture it, Rosie. Love is just the same. But if that is making you miserable then, leave and find something else that brings you happiness you deserve to feel.

In love we listen. We listen to what others say. We listen to what our own being is telling us about the nature of existence.

In the West the wise are usually thought of as leaders. In the East, the wise are very often though of as followers.

I was anti-intellectual to the nth. Basically I liked to dance and paint, and that was about it.

My children give me a great sense of wonder. Just to see them develop into these extraordinary human beings.

People get good gigs because they stand up....You don't get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.

I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Joseph and Mary did - Traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to be counted, with no guarantee of a bed when you get there.