Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.

We need to reorient people in terms of what real success is all about.

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think what makes sense.

Our friends can't trust us anymore. You know, Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them. We won't even give them offensive weapons.

I am convinced that knowledge is power - to overcome the past, to change our own situations, to fight new obstacles, to make better decisions.

A lot of people simply don't realize their potential because they're just so risk adverse. They just don't want to take the risk.