"To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States."

"Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time."

"This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war."

"Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough."

"Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one."

"The only limit to human potential is every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."

"The beauty of the unknown is that every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."