You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck.

After the German abstention at the UN, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle commented that Germany doesn't always have to stand on the side of its traditional allies. Berlin can look for new partners all over the world.

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.