First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do the job. Third, you reward them: You give them medals or bonuses.

You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.

One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.

It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured.

America has a terrible educational problem in the sense that we have too many youngsters not finishing school. A third of our kids don't finish high school, 50 percent of minorities don't finish high school.

Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.

You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.