No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.

I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.

Thomas Jefferson believed that to preserve the very foundations of our Nation, we would need dramatic change from time to time. Well, my fellow Americans, this is our time. Let us embrace it.

People will vote for someone who [they perceive] is strong and wrong before they will vote for someone who appears weak but is right.

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which highlights customer satisfaction, workforce empowerment, and increased productivity, has come to symbolize America's commitment to excellence.

Let's adopt some short-term strategies to get growth going and then let's have a long-term debt reduction package. That's what I think we should do and I think it will work.

I think that most small amounts of marijuana have been decriminalized in some places, and should be. We really need a re-examination of our entire policy on imprisonment...Our imprisonment policies are counterproductive.