A sense of messianic purpose makes the national interest almost indistinguishable from the political interests of the president.

You can actually herd cats. They can't be forced, of course. But if they sense something they want, if there enticed by something good, they'll follow, even in herds.

Moral action – humble and honest – is the tribute that power must at some point pay to reason.

In this era of public survival through continuous storytelling, people want someone who might surprise them.

He was rebuilt, reconstituted by vengeance dressed up as high purpose.

I'm more depressed about the realities of the mature bureaucracy and more excited about the ideal that we're fighting for. And the juxtaposition has obvious consequences. Rolf Mowatt-Larrsen

Necessity and desperation birth resourcefulness.

A lawyer's empathy for her client deepens when she realizes that she has only seen the last couple of phases of his decline. How hard it must his initial adjustment have been to his loss of freedom?

Public servants in this Europe often do their best when they stop caring about whether they'll be fired.

Disequilibrium is often instigated by the will to power, a sleepless drive in the human personality to control others, to force them to do what one wants, or not to do what one opposes.

This is not an issue of geography. He IS of two worlds wherever he goes.

The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it.

We much be greater than what we suffer

No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.

Love overcomes, love delights, those who love the Sacred Heart rejoice.

Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape!

Your passion must be tempered with patience. Maybe long-suffering patience would be a better word.

Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all.

What is your assurance of salvation? The promise of God's Word. If God says it, that settles it, because God cannot lie. You can trust the promise of God's Word.

Would you like to do something good for the future of the human race; well, start killing some of its powerful members.

I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision