I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.

How often have we seen politicians take a principle position only to give it up three days later? That is what makes democracy so fascinating.

I have always gone through public life and saying that with respect to political candidates, I always measure each candidate against what I think the country needs at that time, and I will vote for the person I think who is most qualified to serve the nation at that time.

As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.

Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.

Service-learning is a particularly fertile way of involving young people in community service, because it ties helping others to what they are learning in the classroom. It enables them to apply academic disciplines to practical, everyday problems. In the process, it provides a compelling answer to the adolescent's perennial question, 'Why do I need to learn this stuff?

Great leaders are those who are able to look reality in the face, however painful it may be, and deal with it.