If I cannot trust someone's judgment, I cannot ask others to do so, and I would not place him at the head of my political operation.

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.

The data is clear: If you give a woman an opportunity, she will make a huge difference.

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.

The highest calling of leadership is to unlock the potential of others.

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.

The people elected us to end the talk and to act decisively.

I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. That's my view, and that'll be the view of our state because I wouldn't sign a bill that - like the one that was in New York.

You know, at some point there has to be parity. There has to be parity between what is happening in the real world, and what is happening in the public sector world.

I think Gingrich has embarrassed the party over time. Whether he'll do it again in the future, I don't know. But Gov. Romney never has.

Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year.

If I missed my moment, I missed my moment. I mean, I wasn't pining to be president of the United States.

I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.

We need to support our police officers and make sure that community policing becomes something that becomes the standard across the country.

The first thing we need to do to make America stronger is to strengthen our military.

Everybody in America has to be part of a shared sacrifice to create opportunity for greatness again for our people and our country.

When the president of the United States says he's going to do something, he needs to do it. That makes not only our adversaries more emboldened. It makes our allies more nervous.

You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls.