"So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset"

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

"Character matters; leadership descends from character"

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country"

"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers"

"A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment"

"Moreover, as the leadership of the House confirmed last year, the Administration remains opposed to a congressional resolution on the Armenian Genocide due to Turkish objections. This approach sends absolutely the wrong signal to Turkey and to the rest of the world"

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

"Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership"

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

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror"