You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. And I think what the Republican Party has to do, if it's going to incorporate the tea party efforts in it, is to…

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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts...

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts...

Get mad, then get over it.

Get mad, then get over it.

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...

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got...

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got...

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

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...

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under...

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under...

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities...

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities...

Dreams are nature's answering service - don't forget to pick up your messages once in...

Dreams are nature's answering service - don't forget to pick up your messages once in...

There are some people who live in a dream world, but there are others who...

There are some people who live in a dream world, but there are others who...

The way out is the way through

The way out is the way through