We are not saints. We know we make mistakes, but at least our heart is with the right cause.

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.

It's as hard to get from almost finished to finished as to get from beginning to almost done.

Sometimes people think you’re smart if you question the status quo, if nothing else.

The most important thing you must decide to do every day is put the Lord first.

If you do not get the chills when you set your goal you're not setting big enough goals.

The hardest and greatest thing a human being can do is submit to his Creator.

I came of age believing that, no matter what happened, I would always be able to support myself.

One cannot overestimate the options the West has available with which it can apply pressure on Russia.

I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live.

I'm an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.

For some time I lived in fear of receiving a letter signed 'S. Gollum'. That would have been more difficult to deal with.