I learned a good deal about economics and about America from the author of the Reagan tax reforms - the great Jack Kemp. What gave Jack that incredible enthusiasm was his belief in the possibilities of free people in the power of free enterprise and strong communities to overcome poverty and despair. We need that same optimism right now.

For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black Hispanic Asian Jewish Muslim or gay we still must overcome.

That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that fights are easy.

Getting rid of Bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and the methods - the violent methods - that were created and encouraged by Bin Laden and others in the world.

This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good falsehood with truth and hatred with love.

When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read I refused to do so.

Nature is often hidden sometimes overcome seldom extinguished.

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything even nature.

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.