"My greatest strength is my ability to connect with the people."

"I have often wondered whether it is right to be so deeply involved in politics, for it leaves little time for other things."

"To achieve anything, you must be prepared to work for it."

"My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition."

"The only way to solve problems is to face them head-on."