I’m not a one-man show. I was never that in my life, and I never want to be that.

My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people. Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.

I’ve always been an unselfish guy, and that’s the only way I know how to play on the court and I try to play to the maximum of my ability – not only for myself but for my teammates.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

America’s promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That’s one of the reasons why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.

It’s rare for a startup to make money immediately, so you need to make sure that you have enough saved or that you have another income stream that can support you.

I first met Bev Shea while in Chicago when he was on Moody Radio. As a young man starting my ministry, I asked Bev if he would join me. He said yes, and for over 60 years we had the privilege of ministering together across the country and around the world.

When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‚We did it ourselves.‘

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.

President Obama seems completely unaware of how many of the policies he is trying to impose have been tried before, in many times and places around the world, and have failed time and again.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.

I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.

Whenever our neighbour’s house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat.

There have been so many great players that I’ve played with, that I’ve played against over the years.

Some day I shall be President.

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.

Working with J Balvin has undoubtedly been an unparalleled experience.

Steve Jobs‘ ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things as revolutionary are amazing things.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot of times we’ll fail, and sometimes we’ll pull it off. But good marriages are when you can go home and know that your vulnerability will be honored as courage, and that you’ll find support.

Good entrepreneurs are community builders, actively involved with their communities and dedicated to the community’s well being. If you’re dedicated to your community, it will be dedicated to you.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.

If the team keeps changing then everything has to keep changing.

It’s nice when little teams win.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Do not be afraid to ask for help. Nobody gets through college on their own.

I’m no longer just a candidate. I’m the President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I have held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn’t return. I’ve shared the pain of families who’ve lost their homes, and the frustration of workers who’ve lost their jobs.

I’ve never had a divorce, but I’ve seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can’t write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I’m able to kind of express it, or their joy.

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected.

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

I felt I had to solve everyone’s problems.

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

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

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.

A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who’s been dead for 15 years.

Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

I hate letting my teammates down. I know I’m not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don’t feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

Nobody’s indispensable.

It doesn’t take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause.

General consultant to mankind.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows.

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.

‚Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.

Let’s be very clear: Strong men – men who are truly role models – don’t need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.

To lead people walk behind them.

This President is going to lead us out of this recovery.

My dear sisters, whatever your calling, whatever your circumstances, we need your impressions, your insights, and your inspiration. We need you to speak up and speak out in ward and stake councils.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.

Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you’re working with; otherwise, you’re not gonna come out with something that’s really you.

If you watch me during the game, I celebrate when we press the ball and it goes out.