With Benghazi, I don’t see anyone saying, ‚Hey look, I am overall responsible for this and therefore, I take responsibility for what happened. It’s my fault.‘ I haven’t heard that yet. Meanwhile, the other side of the coin, the Osama bin Laden raid, it seems everyone made that decision, and that’s just unbelievable to me.

There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous.

If you get your ego in your way, you will only look to other people and circumstances to blame.

Mission presidents hold keys of responsibility for the welfare, safety, and success of their missionaries.

To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes. And so what I think is really important is sustainability.

In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

I don’t care whether you’re driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you’re headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That’s what the American people called for in November, and that’s what we intend to deliver.

After you finish a book, you know, you’re dead. But no one knows you’re dead. All they see is the irresponsibility that comes in after the terrible responsibility of writing.

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.

Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country’s energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.

Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.

Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

What charitable 1 percenters can’t do is assume responsibility – America’s national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor, the education of its young, the repair of its failing infrastructure, the repayment of its staggering war debts.

Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.

‚Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars.‘ Guess what? Yes, we do in one regard: We want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn’t have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super-wealthy. That’s not a tax raise. That’s called fairness where I come from.

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.

Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.

My one big regret is that I didn’t play on for ten more years.

A good leader doesn’t get stuck behind a desk.

I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.

I’m not a politician. And I don’t want to be.

The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice.

I don’t have any regrets. I made all my own decisions.

Latinos are Republican. They just don’t know it yet.

Political necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else’s, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids.

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

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is too much government today. We’ve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.

To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be.

I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere.

Trump is a national disgrace and an international pariah.

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

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

Running for office is similar to being a trial lawyer in a very long trial. It requires adrenaline and stamina; it requires being in shape mentally and emotionally. It’s a marathon.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women’s Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women’s rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future.

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

Innovation has nothing to do with how many R & D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R & D. It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.

I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.

Well, I have great respect for Senator Hirono.

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.

Sin, also for those who don’t have faith, exists when one goes against one’s conscience. To listen to and obey it means, in fact, to decide in face of what is perceived as good or evil. And on this decision pivots the goodness or malice of our action.

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.

I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.

I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you’re sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me – so am I.

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.

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

We’re all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.

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