"That's one of the nice things. I mean, part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich. So if I need $600 million, I can put $600 million myself. That's a huge advantage. I must tell you, that's a huge advantage over the other candidates."

"We need a great president."

"In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish."

"I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it."

"In the arithmetic of human affection, the more you give, the more you retain. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"It is a steadfast truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience."

"It is a unyielding truth that fear will knock at every door; only those with resolved hearts refuse to let it enter — an essential principle for the reflective life."