Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

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

Good and solid analysis and a formal way of looking at a problem [are the core ingredients of good decisions].

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.

Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place.