You ought to dream. All our biggest businessmen have been dreamers.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Life is an incredible adventure into the mysterious unknown future.

Is the prospect of magic any more outrageous than a dragon train?

If perfection is absurd, why is tragedy common?

I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

Our rewards in life will always be in direct ratio to our service.

I would not have imagined being asked to be Secretary of State, it was a great honor to serve with President Obama in his cabinet.

Most Americans take their freedom very seriously, but they don't realize that not everyone is free.

God is speaking to all of us, all the time. The question is not, to whom does God talk? The question is, who listens?

What the tongue has promised, the body must submit to.

Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth.