 When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through. |
| Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. |
| Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy. |
| Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories. |
| In politics, an organized minority is a political majority. |
| Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together. |
| We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams. |
| I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven't melted. |
| If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart. |
| George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead. |
| I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet. |
| Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. |
