"I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind."

"A dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To leave a mark on the world, remember that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"The spark of ambition becomes a blaze of accomplishment only through disciplined persistence. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"Energy directed with unwavering focus can bend the arc of destiny. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Survival, in the cool economics of biology, means simply the persistence of one's own genes in the generations to follow."

"To lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"The principles that made this nation a great and powerful leader of the world, have not lost their meaning. They never will. We know we can bring this country back. I'm Mitt Romney. I believe in America. And I'm running for president of the United States."