"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise... is to help you and your family."

"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."

"Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must - and will - lead the future."

"In politics nothing is contemptible."

"In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact to shatter and destroy it is not so good."

"The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one."

"The richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."