I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

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Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you...

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you...

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in...

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in...

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for...

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for...

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and...

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and...

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have...

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have...

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your...

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your...

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is...

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is...

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have...

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have...

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm...

I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm...

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it...

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it...

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position...

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position...

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day...

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day...