It doesn’t take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause.

When I checked into SEAL Team One many years ago, one of the things that I noticed was there was this old guy, who was younger than I am today, who I decided that I was going to be like. I wanted to emulate what he was doing, and one of those things was he got to work before anybody else.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

The man who knows it can’t be done counts the risk, not the reward.

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

The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!

At one point he decided enough was enough.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end… I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.

A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think. A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man can do.

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

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

The way people look at me these days – that’s the same way I looked at President Obama before I met him. We tend to forget that people who’ve attained a certain position are human.

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

My mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant.

When you are president, being able to clearly articulate detailed plans to help the people of this country is a good thing. Knowing what you’re doing is a good thing. And let me tell you, Hillary Clinton absolutely knows what she’s doing.

Whoever won’t fight when the President calls him, deserves to be kicked back in his hole and kept there.

People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people.

When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

When it comes to the qualifications that we should demand of our president, to start with, we need someone who will take the job seriously.

It’s true that I’ve never had a burning desire to rebel against my parents.

I’m an all-or-nothing kind of guy, I guess.

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.

Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

The other day the President said, I know you’ve had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?

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.

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France.

Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

I’m not comparing myself with anyone, but I am very confident about my captaincy, as I have already led India and in the IPL also. I have confidence I can bring out each player’s ability fully and also give them a lot of confidence… I would like to stick to what I know best and what I have confidence in.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

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

I’m just a kid that defied the odds. I’m just a kid that ignored the doubt. I’m just a kid from a little place in Dublin, Ireland, that went all the way, and I’m going to continue to go all the way.

I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

I went through every emotion with tryna pursue what I’m doing, you know what I mean? And I think what’s gon‘ separate whoever’s gon go for something, that you ain’t gon‘ quit.

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body – the wishbone.

Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.

I have never been bewildered for long in any fight with our enemies – I was Armed with Insight.

I will never retire unless I have to.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

You either make dust or eat dust.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

This country is being managed to death, being public related to death.

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.

I am confident that when the facts and policies have been examined, when the record of performances have been reviewed, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will once again be elected to lead our beloved country to a better future.

People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have most to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

It’d be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren’t kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I’m not a baby sitter.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

In my country we go to prison first and then become President.