"Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline."

"The EU is not a country and it's not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It is a group of countries working together."

"Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and in Africa."

"Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense."

"To master the mind is to understand that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change."

"It is a profound truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior."