If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

My high school experience - and I think a lot of people feel this way - was complicated and intense, and I learned a lot about female relationships during that time.

I learned how to navigate the world, and life's potholes, in Pittsburgh.

You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind?

The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey.