Some people naturally have a sense of empathy and an understanding of how to bring their followers to do things. They become great politicians.

Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.

Politics is different, because the mission is always to get the necessary votes. A good politician goes through everything in terms of mission and vision, and resourcing, but at the end of the day politicians have to make compromises in order to achieve consensus.

We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.

Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.

He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbours.