At the heart of leadership is the leader's relationship with followers. People will entrust their hopes and dreams to another person only if they think the other is a reliable vessel.

It's very, very hard to speak truth to power when the truth is unpleasant. I think it's one of the toughest things especially a young person has to do and the only way you can do it is if you're willing to walk out the door if he doesn't take your advice. Or if you're willing to walk out the door if he goes over the line.

Ronald Reagan is clearly to television what Franklin Roosevelt was to radio.

Morality in government begins with officials using words as honestly as possible to describe the truth.

One cannot underestimate how widely admired Tom Daschle is in Washington for his integrity.

I think it's particularly raw coming the day after the Electoral College, and Bill Clinton, he's taking this hard. It's been very hard to him. He thought his wife was gonna win. He believed she should have won. I think he believes, basically, it was an unfair result.

It’s easy to confuse motion with progress.