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

I personally have always been in favor of people who are gay being permitted to marry legally – and I still feel that way.

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

I’m not going to change the world. You’re not going to change the world. But we can help – we can all help.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Leaders who are kind of insecure or egocentric, they basically sabotage themselves.

Dr. Karel Culik is an outstanding applied mathematician, a specialist in algebra, logic, computer sciences and mathematical linguistics. In 1965, he visited the linguistics research program at MIT, and we have worked together on several projects since.

I do not think I could myself be brought to support a man for office whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.

Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic.

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?

The vibe in our locker room is real energetic and fun and real personable, I think from Day 1. That gets you through a lot of tough times, where in hard times, it might be common nature for guys to do their own thing and split up and become silent.

I supported Donald Trump.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

I have a cult-like following because I exemplify what it is to be a human being.

Our best thoughts come from others.

I have surrounded myself with very smart people.

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

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.

Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reassuring as it might seem.

The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.

Robert Fripp and I will be recording another LP very soon. It should be even more monotonous than the first one!

The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.

If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.

We have observed that, in society and the world in which we live, selfishness has increased more than love for others, and that men of good will must work, each with his own strengths and expertise, to ensure that love for others increases until it is equal and possibly exceeds love for oneself.

A President’s hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.

When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn’t set out to build a business empire… For me, building a business is all about doing something to be proud of, bringing talented people together and creating something that’s going to make a real difference to other people’s lives.

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.

I’m asking myself, ‚What do my girls, what do all our children deserve in their president? What kind of a president do we want for them?‘ Well, to start with, I think we want someone who is a unifying force in this country: someone who sees our differences not as a threat, but as a blessing.

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

You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Founding a company is hard. Most of it isn’t smooth. You’ll have to make very hard decisions. You have to fire a few people. Therefore, if you don’t believe in your mission, giving up is easy. The majority of founders give up. But the best founders don’t give up.

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

I break ground. I trailblaze.

Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: ‚Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?‘ If you don’t ask those questions, your governance will not be good.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

I’m the president of the United States. I’m not the emperor of the United States.

People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.

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.

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

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

Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe.

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.

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.

A family looks for ways to support and inspire one another.

There is something about building up a comradeship – that I still believe is the greatest of all feats – and sharing in the dangers with your company of peers. It’s the intense effort, the giving of everything you’ve got. It’s really a very pleasant sensation.

People haven’t always been there for me, but music always has.

All things considered, there’s nobody better for children than parents.

When you want a thing done, ‚Don’t do it yourself‘ is a good motto for Scoutmasters.

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.

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

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

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.

Fires can’t be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.

If you ask the CEO of some major corporation what he does, he will say, in all honesty, that he is slaving 20 hours a day to provide his customers with the best goods or services he can and creating the best possible working conditions for his employees.