We know from past history that when young people vote for one party a couple of times, they tend to vote for that party during their adult lifetimes in disproportionate numbers.

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.

A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there.

If you look at history, every major realignment in our politics is a joining together of a new generation and emerging technologies. Obama has been a pioneer in joining the powers of the Internet with the principles of community organizing. Howard Dean used the Internet for meetups - Obama used it to create a movement.

The proudest moment for [a teacher of leaders] is seeing not what students learn but what they do.

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