We have learned that power is a positive force if it is used for positive purposes.

The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted.

My objective as Secretary of Labor is to look through the 'glass ceiling' to see who is on the other side, and to serve as a catalyst for change . . . .

To be impacted. Then, once a policy is determined, you call on them to help.

My commitment is to strive to lean on the Lord with my whole heart, reading His word daily and earnestly seeking His will in my life.

I am a firm believer in free but fair trade. However the United States should not be on the losing end of trade agreements that are not enforced. It is time that we make China play fairly.

We believe in the dignity of every life, the possibility of every mind, the divinity of every soul. This is our true north.

[On Ronald Reagan:] The President doesn't want yes-men around. When he says no, we all say no.

Despite recent media reports that have clouded, or even misrepresented, the facts, there is compelling evidence that al-Qaida and Iraq have been linked for more than a decade.

In seeking success you must also seek fulfillment. Ask yourself not only what you want to be but who you want to be.

In liberating Iraq, we have rid the nation and the rest of the world from the danger of Saddam Hussein.

Worrying about life’s circumstances of those I love, but over which I have no control is a dangerous, never-ending and pointless game to play.

The secret of my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day.

Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth. It is our request for Him to work His ways in this world.

Hey, little dolly with the blue jeans on, I want to ramrod with you, honey, 'til half past dawn.

I believe in God, but not in any rational or theological scope.

There has never been a day in my life when I was not in love.

Whatever can't be expressed might as well not exist.

Don't tear other people down. Lift people up.

I am a strong believer in the principle of growth.

For all the yoga I do (and I do plenty), I also love the time I spend jogging. It gets me in sync with myself.