Our people expect their President and the Congress to find essential agreement on issues of great moment, the wise resolution of which will better shape the future of the Nation.

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.

People who are not prepared to do unpopular things and defy the clamor of the multitude are not fit to be ministers in time of difficulty.

It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.

Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could.

My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better.