Happy Wednesday

I never thought that the long haired, bearded guy I married in law school would end up being President.  

One of the great things about my mother is she really valued people's character more than what they did.  

Countries that will not tax their elite who expect us to come in and help them serve their people are just not going to get the kind of help from us that historically they may have.  

The most important questions for anybody thinking of running for president are not 'Will you run and can you win?' There is, 'What is your vision for America? And can you lead us there?'  

I believe America thrives when the middle class thrives.  

When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world.  

Between a Man and his Wife nothing ought to rule but Love. Authority is for Children and Servants; yet not without Sweetness.  

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of a wise man.  

This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal.  

If we would mend the World,
we should mend Ourselves;
and teach our Children to be,
not what we are,
but what they should be.  

Avoid popularity it has many snares and no real benefit.  

But then it dawned on me that the opinion of someone who is always wrong has its own special utility to decision-makers.  

Failing conventionally is the route to go; as a group, lemmings may have a rotten image, but no individual lemming has ever received bad press  

The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything.  

It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.  

When you think of the exponential speed and scale of expansion of social media or a service, you have to believe that it is equally possible to rapidly transform the lives of those who have long stood on the margins of hope.  

Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.  

A national festival is an occasion to refine and rebuild the national character.  

I believe mutual respect for one another and cooperation should be the basis for relationships with foreign nations.  

In the political system, we are a team; politics and bureaucracy, we are a team. The politicians, bureaucrats and the people, we are a team.