"I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman."

"Do not hurry what nature takes seasons to unfold. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Now is the moment when we can stand up and say, 'I'm an American. I make my destiny. And we deserve better! My children deserve better! My family deserves better. My country deserves better!' So here we stand. Americans have a choice."

"A heart touched by genuine kindness never loses its warmth. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met."

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

"Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands."

"In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory."