There are lots of countries that are having these kinds of internal civil wars in other parts of the world and nobody is talking about intervening.

Trust is the essence of Leadership.

President Kennedy didn't negotiate out of the Cuban missile crisis simply because he and Khrushchev got along well. Khrushchev didn't have the cards.

Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.

I think all of the attention of the world, to include the attention of the Arab world, should be on Saddam Hussein and whether or not he is prepared to give up the weapons of mass destruction that he has used to terrorise the region.

What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. I am talking about a gung-ho attitude that says 'we can change things here, we can achieve awesome goals, we can be the best. 'Spare me the grim litany of the 'realist;' give me the unrealistic aspirations of the optimist any day.