As president, I’m committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

Nothing could make me forget what the Reagan years had actually been like.

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.

God always takes the simplest way.

We give speeches and pin ribbons onto uniforms, etch names into walls. And all that is fine, but too often, all those tributes, all those words aren’t always backed up by action. And that felt like such a stark contrast to me, because, as we all know, our military is all about action.

If… many influential people have failed to understand, or have just forgotten, what we were up against in the Cold War and how we overcame it, they are not going to be capable of securing, let alone enlarging, the gains that liberty has made.

Proud 2 Pay – that’s something that distinguishes me, that’s something that defines me, and we’re going to keep that going.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I would work for that person. It’s a pretty good test.

Obviously, I’m no fan of the radical left.

I can imagine it’s hard to make a relationship last. I wouldn’t know.

Let God’s promises shine on your problems.

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion.

I believe God’s keeping the records, and I believe you will be rewarded even in this life. Somehow, some way, God will make it up to you. It may be He protected you from an accident you never knew. You can’t give God something without God giving you more in return, whether it’s peace or joy or satisfaction.

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

One of the finest statesmen of the present time is also a first-class scout, and that is Mr. Roosevelt, the late President of the United States of America.

A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.

I’ll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come.

All people are born alike – except Republicans and Democrats.

I’m going to stay active as long as I can politically, and with the Carter Center primarily, and if I’m able mentally and physically, will continue to be quite active.

I always tell people that you should only hire people to be on your team if you would work for them.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate.

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.

I’ve had some ‚riotous excursions of the human spirit‘ alongside the young Sailors and Marines, and it’s time to leave the stage to the young leaders who got their rank the old-fashioned way – they earned their stripes in combat.

I’m no leader; I’m a little humble follower.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing.

Once you have six children, you’re committed.

And I think it’s that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

I had just as much support from Republicans as I did Democrats when I ran for president. But I should have organized the Democratic Party to get me re-elected.

I like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.

International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn’t pay his protection money. You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don’t have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.

A good leader doesn’t get stuck behind a desk.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and… the state in which you will find solid happiness.

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.

There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

I can’t go out with a Republican.

When things haven’t gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention.

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think. A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man can do.

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don’t care what they say, they like it.

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

My game is really played above time. I don’t say that like I’m saying I’m ahead of my time. I’m saying, like, if I’m on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that I’ve thrown will lead my teammate right where he needs to go, before he even knows that that’s the right place to go to.

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party’s candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That’s not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That’s not leadership. That’s abandoning our middle class.

Leadership is absolutely vital if there are comparable countries which can affect the security of the world you live in. Between Lincoln and Roosevelt’s time, America was protected by huge oceans and, in practice, by the British navy. Today, it’s different, and the obsession of the Obama administration has been for retrenchment.

I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory… And why not? Victory is good for you, and don’t let anybody tell you different.

I’ve been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I’ve played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.

The 21st century is going to be the American century. Because we lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. That is the history of the journey of America.

I do not believe we will have a war with Iran.

Suppose I criticise Iran. What impact does that have? The only impact it has is in fortifying those who want to carry out policies I don’t agree with, like bombing.

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.