The greatest gifts my parents gave to me...were their unconditional love and a set of values.

Fear is a normal human emotion. It is not in itself a killer. We can learn to be aware when fear grips us, and can train to operate through and in spite of our fear. If, on the other hand, we don't understand that fear is normal and has to be controlled and overcome, it will paralyze us and stop us in our tracks. We will no longer think clearly or analyze rationally. We prepare for it and control it; we never let it control us. It if does, we cannot lead.

I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.

I think you can improve on that natural ability with training and exposure to great leaders of the past and to management theories.

I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.

Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.

The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that separate us.