"A dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

"To speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and recklessness. We didn't come this far by letting the special interests run wild. We didn't do it just by gambling and chasing paper profits on Wall Street. We built this country by making things, by producing goods we could sell."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"The first lesson I've learned is that no matter what you do in your life, you have to figure out your own internal rhythms - I mean, what works for you doesn't necessarily work for your friend."

"Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up."

"The simplest truths often reveal that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."