"I don't want to make promises, not..." - Quote by Barack Obama

“Basically, I am a night owl. My wife is an early bird, so she goes to bed around 9:30, and my kids are in bed about 8. So, if I am home, I will usually start writing about 9:30 and go till about 12:30 or 1:30, depending on what my energy level is.”

“Hope - Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope!”

“If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business - you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”

“Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.”

“Prudence reproaches; conscience accuses.”

“It is only with prudence, sagacity, and much dexterity that great aims are accomplished, and all obstacles surmounted. Otherwise nothing is accomplished.”

“Be true to what you said on paper.”

“Bad promises are better broken than kept.”

“Our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made.”