Failure isn't falling down. Failure is not getting up after you have fallen down.

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.

Those who hate us only win if we hate them back

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can only speak prose.

Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.

The people's right to change what does not work is one of the greatest principles in our system of government

The successful leader does not talk down to people. He lifts them up.