Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America.

The root cause of poverty is social injustice and the bad government that abets it

There are lots of countries that are having these kinds of internal civil wars in other parts of the world and nobody is talking about intervening.

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.

President Kennedy didn't negotiate out of the Cuban missile crisis simply because he and Khrushchev got along well. Khrushchev didn't have the cards.

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

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.