Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

As a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory.

I just think it is important that you realize, that you’re the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you’re libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.

It’s amazing, the culture Coach Belichick has been able to create in our system.

I don’t think I’ve ever worked so hard on something, but working on Macintosh was the neatest experience of my life. Almost everyone who worked on it will say that. None of us wanted to release it at the end. It was as though we knew that once it was out of our hands, it wouldn’t be ours anymore.

You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.

Surveys show our standing around the world is higher than when I was elected to this office, and when it comes to every important international issue, people of the world do not look to Beijing or Moscow to lead – they call us.

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I’ve been working nonstop since I was 15. I don’t even know how to chill out.

I like writing. I get cranky when I can’t. Yes, I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified.

I think the first thing you should know is that nobody in country music ‚made it‘ the same way. It’s all different. There’s no blueprint for success, and sometimes you just have to work at it.

Every President wants to do right.

I don’t think consensus-building politics is what I’m meant to be doing.

Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.

Except for the title ‚father,‘ there is no title, including ‚vice president,‘ that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.

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

Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

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

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

The army teaches boys to think like men.

Nothing will work unless you do.

Chavez, who came out of the ranks of the Venezuelan Army, is methodical and tireless. I have observed him over the course of 17 years, since his first visit to Cuba. He is an extremely humanitarian and law-abiding person; he has never taken revenge on anybody.

When I was running training, we would fire a couple of leaders from every SEAL team because they couldn’t lead. And 99.9% of the time, it wasn’t a question of their ability – it was a question of their ability to listen.

I don’t like to see a president who is just out campaigning all year long or for the last four years. I’d like to see somebody who’s going in the office. In fact, I’d like to not see them because that way you’d be sure that they’d be working.

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.

I’m committed to the people of Gujarat. I will devote each and every moment to serve my people of Gujarat.

All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

Our greatness has always come from people who expect nothing and take nothing for granted – folks who work hard for what they have, then reach back and help others after them.

To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows.

I get really motivated when I put on the India jersey. It is a responsibility, so I want to perform in the best way I can.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

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.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

I probably work harder, putting in a lot of time and effort, than a lot of drivers because all I think about, and all I do, is to do with racing, trying to make myself a better driver.

It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator – just as I believe he has been a great Attorney General. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

Commitment is an act, not a word.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

I don’t want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He’s a much better speech maker than I am. But I think always to tell the truth in a sometimes blatant way, even though it might be temporarily unpopular, is the best approach.

To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

With tech companies, whoever’s the leader is always questioned, you know. They say, ‚Is this the end of them?‘ And – there’s more – more times people think that’s the case than it really is the case.

I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.

Because my career is so important, I think I make a lot of – I wouldn’t call them sacrifices, but just concessions for my job. I love what I do, and I want to do it for a long time.

I think I’d be a better president because I was in combat.

Never at any point did I feel like missing a training session. I was very keen on improving as a cricketer and as an international player.

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we’re going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.