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In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.

How a candidate runs shapes how a president governs.

I think issues and substance, policy and vision and record should be the meat of politics.

Running for President is physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually the most demanding single undertaking I can envisage unless it's World War III.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.

There are stereotypes - it's like an invisible line, but somehow you have to find the energy to be strong, to be super-confident, no matter if you are in front of the president of the U.S. or anyone else.

A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.

What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.