Political courage is not political suicide.

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

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

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm.

He who is brave is free.

It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

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.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.

You can’t get a contemporary story about what is going on inside government, and how society sees itself, on American TV.

President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

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.

All leaders in the Lord’s Church are called by proper authority. No prophet or any other leader in this Church, for that matter, has ever called himself or herself. No prophet has ever been elected.

I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason – to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook. I earned everything I’ve got.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.

If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don’t just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn’t. In fact, I didn’t even know you were supposed to have one.

Boldness be my friend.

I can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader – or any person – in the world, with no baggage of past servitude or race supremacy to mar their talks.

When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee – working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.

Louis van Gaal is one of the most successful managers in the world.

I have been a firm believer in the federal structure of our country as enshrined in the Constitution.

I know some really outstanding Turkish journalists, and have been pleased and honored to be able to join with them a few times in their courageous protests against state terror and repression.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.

A candidate is not going to suddenly change once they get into office. Just the opposite, in fact. Because the minute that individual takes that oath, they are under the hottest, harshest light there is. And there is no way to hide who they really are.

I remember the last three days that I was president, I never went to bed at all. I never went to bed until we had negotiated the final release of the hostages.

For the record, our democracy is revered around the world. And free elections are the best way on Earth to choose our leaders. This is how we elected John F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; two George Bushes; Bill Clinton; and Barack Obama. It has worked for decades.

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.

Believers, look up – take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

The artist part of me always wants to be appreciated. I read every review. But I never wanted to seek validation by awards or anything controlled by politics.

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don’t care what they say, they like it.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are wrong.

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power – including strong and principled diplomacy.

I think politicians really go with the tide.

I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.

There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men’s cottage princes‘ palaces.

It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

I don’t like politicians, and I don’t like politics. I definitely don’t want to be associated with any of them.

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.

It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?

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

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it.

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other’s speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in.

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.