"The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years."
"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right."
Henry Ford on Leadership"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."
Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership."
Nelson Mandela on Leadership"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."
Lao Tzu on Leadership"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership."
Colin Powell on Leadership"You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas."
"The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams."
"Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future."
"The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams."
"Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education."