What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you.

The family is the corner stone of our society.

I know - from personal experience - that abiding values and abundant visions are learned in the homes of our people.

It may be, it just may be, that life as we know it with its humanity is more unique than many have thought.

I believe the destiny of your generation - and your nation - is a rendezvous with excellence.

I'm a powerful S.O.B., you know that?

The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place where every man feels safe on his streets and in the house of his friends.