"A chief is a man who assumes..." - Quote by Antoine De Saint Exupery

“You know...my flower...I'm responsible for her. And she's so weak! And so naive. She has four ridiculous thorns to defend her against the world.”

“I am very fond of sunsets. Come, let us go look at a sunset.”

“Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.”

“Who you are, what you are, does not change after you occupy the oval office. All it does is magnify who you are. All it does is shine a spotlight on who you are.”

“To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.”

“No party is as bad as its leaders.”

“Once you are my friend, I am responsible for you.”

“With every failure, every crisis, every difficult time, I say - What is this here to teach me? And as soon as you get the lesson, you get to move on. If you really get the lesson, you pass and you don't have to repeat the class.My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”

“I know that given great responsibility men sometimes change, but Mr. Nixon's Presidency would worry me.”