In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

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.

I had never been in charge of anything. I’d always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I’d never been in charge of an organization.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

What matters in the Sun-tzu universe are not positions of strength and power, but situations in which you have options, full of potential force.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.

I think politicians really go with the tide.

I am such a political person.

Because of my parents‘ love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia – first by Hitler and then by Stalin.

I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as ‚us‘ and ‚them‘ – he doesn’t care whether you’re a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above… he knows that we all love our country… and he’s always ready to listen to good ideas… he’s always looking for the very best in everyone he meets.

People were asleep, but I think they’re waking up now. Trump has given everybody a good kick, and people are waking up and realizing they’ve got to get involved.

America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

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.

But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that’s why we came to America.

If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you’re decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.

I can move any crowd.

When George W. Bush came into office, North Korea had maybe one nuclear weapon and verifiably wasn’t producing any more.

Americans… still believe in an America where anything’s possible – they just don’t think their leaders do.

Kathleen Wynne and her band of radical-left cronies think they have a handle on what constitutes human identity and also what should constitute human morality. And I think that that’s being pushed in a manner in schools that’s completely reprehensible. It’s not education, in my estimation. It’s a form of indoctrination.

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.

When you work as a humanitarian, you are conscious that politics have to be considered. Because if you really want to make an extreme change, then you have a responsibility.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.

Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

In business, if you realize you’ve made a bad decision, you change it.

I do think there should be some regulations on AI.

The American people are bigger than any president. I suppose I have faith in my country and in what it is founded on and the values we hold dear.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

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

But for me to have the opportunity to stand in front of a bunch of executives and present myself, I had to hustle in my own way. I can’t tell you how frustrating it was that they didn’t get that. No joke – I’d leave meetings crying all the time.

The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.

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

The path to the CEO’s office should not be through the CFO’s office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design.

It’s plain hokum. If you can’t convince ‚em, confuse ‚em. It’s an old political trick. But this time it won’t work.

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.

The world knows that America will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough of war and hate… we want to build a world of peace where the weak are secure and the strong are just.

Politics is just a function of business now, just a tributary of the great entrepreneurial capitalist system.

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn’t controversial, that means he never stood for anything.

How easy it is to govern when one follows a system of consulting the will of the people and one holds as the only norm all the actions which contribute to the well being of the people.

I think Hillary Clinton is a phenomenal woman, and I’ve gotten to know her, and I think she’s made some pretty major contributions over the course of her life.

The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.

One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President.

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.

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for.

If I studied all my life, I couldn’t think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.

In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.

I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.