I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.

I don’t need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.

I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major decision.

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.

Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country.

For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Our schools and colleges are turning out people who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

I know it’s going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we’re in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.

It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

Especially when you’re at a high level in an organization, criticism can be devastating to an employee. I prefer to praise employees for what they’re doing right, and it tends to lead to them doing more of the same. Not always, but it’s the way I choose to bet.

Indeed, the Lord has not forgotten! He has blessed us and others throughout the world with the Book of Mormon.

I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.

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

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

I’ve been blessed in that regard through and through. So I’m just thankful for this opportunity to play the game that I love and share that with the world.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‚I used everything you gave me‘.

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at my beautiful garden, and I go, ‚Remember how good this is. Because you can lose it.‘

The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

Working with our military community has been the biggest honor of my life.

And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we’re all sweating it – when we’re worried that the bill won’t pass, and it seems like all is lost – Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward… with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.

If there is even one woman out there who went and got checked and found that she had cancer or she was positive and she caught something in time, and if in any small way I was a part of that, it makes me very emotional.

Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an individual, rather than his policy, becomes the issue.

The art of delegation is one of the key skills any entrepreneur must master.

The time has come for us to draw the line. The time has come for the responsible leaders of both political parties to take a stand against overgrown Government and for the American taxpayer.

Hillary doesn’t play. She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime – yes, more than Barack, more than Bill. So she is absolutely ready to be Commander-in-Chief on day one. And, yes, she happens to be a woman.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.

I’m more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It’s just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

The issues that cross a president’s desk are never easy. The easy questions don’t even get to the president.

A good thing to remember is somebody’s got it a lot worse than we do.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.

The best leaders understand the motivations of their team members and know their people – their lives and their families. But a leader must never grow so close to subordinates that one member of the team becomes more important than another, or more important than the mission itself.

Dear friends, we may well sing to our Beloved when it is near the time of our departure. It draws near, and as it approaches, we must not dread it, but rather thank God for it.

One must steer, not talk.

I never needed much, and I never thought I’d get more than what I had. A trip to Burger King was the biggest thing in the world to me. Heaven.

Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it, and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are or where we’re from or what we look like or who we love.

It is pretty ironic that the so-called ‚least advanced‘ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us, while the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

So many people are looking at what’s wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what’s right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.

If you’re looking for the safe choice, you shouldn’t be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world.

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.

The government’s job is good governance for everybody. My government will make policies; if you fit into it, come on board, or stay where you are. My job is not to spoon-feed anyone.

I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

The colonel replied that he didn’t care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

My mother made me truly appreciate women.

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you’re not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!