It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?

Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.

Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this state, stimulates me. But once a decision is made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.

He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbours.

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