“My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.”

It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.

Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.

My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.

Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.

Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.

Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.

You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.

A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.

What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.

I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.

If you pay too much attention to hate, they win.

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

I love the attention but I don’t like too much of it.

I was always really shy so I’d never try to get a guy’s attention.

Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.

The unconditional love, support and attention that our parents showered on us as we were growing up laid our foundation as individuals.

Attention is something I’ve learned to ignore. This is what I do: I live my life and they document it.