Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

He who tampers with the currency robs labour of its bread.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.