Some jobs require a more consistent challenge to moral courage than others. Politics is one. In such a setting terrifically good men and women will still be found wanting occasionally. No one does the right thing all the time. It would be more generous and fair to consider their batting average than to judge them only by their last worst act.

Don't ask whether it is going to be easy. Ask whether it is worth it.

Yes and no are very powerful words. Mean them when you say them. Respect them when you hear them.

The best way to show true gratitude for all our blessings is to be genuinely happy.

Success comes in cans. Failures comes in can'ts.

Honesty doesn't always pay, but dishonesty always costs.

Leadership is not a matter of authority, it is a matter of influence. A true leader teaches others to understand more, motivates them to be more and inspires them to become more.