"We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not"

"One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency"

"Character matters; leadership descends from character"

"Thirty percent of the Nation's energy comes off the gulf coast"

"Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing"

"Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough to get beyond surfaces and games, who are willing to take the risks of being totally open, of listening, of responding with the whole heart. How much we can do for each other"

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it"

"The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun"

"Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich"

"Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes"

"If you're puzzled by what dark energy is, you're in good company"