And this President wakes up every morning looks out across America and is proud to announce 'It could be worse.' It could be worse? Is that what it means to be an American? It could be worse? Of course not. What defines us as Americans is our unwavering conviction that we know it must be better.

Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together.

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today we sigh.

The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn I must do it by listening.

Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there I go to work.

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud 'I believe ' three times.

He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows that plan carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it I get up.