“No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.”

The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.

Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it.

Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of the people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance.

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.

Sincerity is always subject to proof.

Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.

Here on earth, God’s work must surely be our own.

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

To those whom much is given, much is expected.

There can be no progress if people have no faith in tomorrow.

Hold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future.

We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.

You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.

People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.

Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.

The best way to behave is to misbehave.

The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.

Well behaved women do not make history.