In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still.

No one who has not had the responsibility can really understand what it is like to be President, not even his closest aides or members of his immediate family. There is no end to the chain of responsibility that binds him, and he is never allowed to forget that he is President.

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.

Everybody is headed for the same place, and they are headed on the same train, and under the same engineer.

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.

The America to which these Swedish settlers came was a land that needed the hardy qualities they brought. It was not a land that was particularly softhearted towards newcomers, but everyone believed that each should have a fair chance regardless of his origin.

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.