There is one thing about being President -- nobody can tell you when to sit down.

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.

The hardest battle you are ever going to have to fight is the battle to be just you.

We are all one.

You owe it to yourself to never let the society determine your necessities in life.

When you realize who the good people are in your life, you're so lucky.

Oh there are lots of doctors and medical professionals out there who buy my devices at whole sale price.

My writing has always been what you call 'narrative fiction' in the sense that it's got very strong plots and twists at the end.

Lack of conditioning will make a coward of us all.

I feel like now I have an amazing wife, a super smart child and the opportunity to create in two major fields. Before I had those outlets, my ego was all I had.

A legislator must know how to take advantage of even the defects of those he wants to govern. The art consists in making others work rather than in wearing oneself out.

You can violate the law. The banks may violate the law and be sustained in doing so. But the President of the United States cannot violate the law.