At the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.

I believe in a president whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the nation or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office.

You are doomed to make choices. This is life’s greatest paradox.

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

SEALs are human beings. We may all have the same haircuts, but we aren’t robots. Some SEALs are great people. Some are not great people. Some have done unspeakably terrible things. You’re dealing with different people, different dreams, different desires.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

Lincoln said you cannot be President without spending some item on your knees. I have repeated that and a bunch of Atheists got all over me. Wait a minute. Does that mean that you cannot be President if you are an Atheist? I say yea that does mean that.

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.

My experiences in life are getting bigger and better. The more stuff I do, the more stuff I talk about – having kids, traveling, going through relationship problems, dealing with things in my own family. All that stuff builds character.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows.

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty… it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

It is always your next move.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me.

Never get married in college; it’s hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you’ve already made one mistake.

Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me?

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, ‚We did it ourselves.‘

I give opinions, not advice.

I’m going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you’re not going to believe it.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

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.

Finality is not the language of politics.

When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power.

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.

It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong – these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.

The spirit of America has nurtured responsibility and community unlike any other country.

When Reagan left office, he was the most unpopular living president, apart from Nixon, even below Carter. If you look at his years in office, he was not particularly popular. He was more or less average. He severely harmed the American economy.

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.

The companies that work are the ones that people really care about and have a vision for the world so do something you like.

Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I’d be the chief minister.

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in. But discipline is paramount to ultimate success and victory for any leader and any team.

Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

In matters of truth the fact that you don’t want to publish something is, nine times out of ten, a proof that you ought to publish it.

I feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it’s a vibe.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

I have not endorsed Trump and will not do so.

The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim.

I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited they are about creating. I do want to recognize a ton of super-talented people. I just happen to be the face of the companies.

Knowledge is love and light and vision.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

A majority is always better than the best repartee.

There’s no doubt that usually a president’s public image is enhanced by going to war. That never did appeal to me.

I’ve lived a very colorful life, and I’ve said some things, But not once have I taken them back, and I’ve never apologized for them – and I won’t.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

I’m not sure if it’s good to have freedom or not. I’m really confused now.

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.

Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer’s no. That’s not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim American kid believing that he or she could be president?

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.

But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You’re looking at a guy who sat down with Margaret Thatcher across the table and talked about serious issues.