Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.

Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart - it's all a person has.

My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down.

It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile.

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.