“ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. ”

“ Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it. ”

“ Get mad, then get over it. ”

“ We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out. ”

“ Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. ”

“ In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country. ”

“ The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny. ”

“ I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them. ”

“ War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. ”

“ Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. ”