"President [Ronald] Reagan never has tried to become an expert on military matters. He never has endeavored to learn the most important details in that field, which lead to a situation in which his aides played a much greater roles than aides would have played under President Ford or let us say in the whole Nixon-Ford-Kissinger era."

-- Helmut Schmidt

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“Every day, we get a little bit closer to the kind of expertise and the kind of experience we're going to need to go there. I'd love to be the guy walking on Mars.”
“I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.”
“Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time leading yourself-your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, conduct. Invest at least 20% leading those with authority over you and 15% leading your peers. If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.”
“I don't get a whole lot out of the romance thing, but I realize girls do. So I'll go out of my way to make them feel romanced.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Take my heart with you, baby girl. It follows youâ€¦.always...”
“I have no problems with private schools. I graduated from one and so did my mother.”

Source : "Governor's Plan Seems Unconstitutional and Unconscionable". United States House of Representatives website, February 27, 2005.
“My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Policemen and laws can never replace customs, traditions and moral values as a means for regulating human behavior. At best, the police and criminal justice system are the last desperate line of defense for a civilized society. Our increased reliance on laws to regulate behavior is a measure of how uncivilized weâ€™ve become.”

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