History is the "know thyself" of humanity - the self-consciousness of mankind.
The American challenge in leading the world is compounded by our Constitution.
We have to frankly break the back of the secular-socialist machine, elect people committed to representing the American people, and then methodically rip the system apart.
President Obama is a president so weak that he makes Jimmy Carter look strong.
Remember, most of the bureaucrats voted for Hillary Clinton. Most of the bureaucrats deeply dislike what Trump is trying to accomplish, and most of the bureaucrats think they can't be fired, so they can outlast you.
Anyone who would understand the Reagan victory of 1980 and the movement that eliminated the Soviet Union and revitalized America must read-indeed must study-Craig Shirley's brilliant, comprehensive work.
Even if Iraq IS a civil war, people have won civil wars.
Elvis Costello had a brand new bag. He was a musician, but he knew all about the attitude part of it.
America is run by the rich and powerful in their own interest. To an extent that I think is hard to exaggerate, the intellectuals - academics, journalists and so on - are bought off. And that's a big change that happened in the United States in the last 30 or 40 years.
Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.
Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.