Britain had an air of careless supremacy which GALLED her neighbors.

Everything interested him and everything excited him.

William McKinley was a man made to be managed.

What other country has had the privilege of making the world's heart beat faster?

Diplomacy's primary law: LEAVE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION.

The art of oratory was considered part of the equipment of a statesman.

The author says one patrician English leader saw his relationship with the populace thusly: He wasn't responsible TO them. He was responsible FOR them. He was responsible for their care.

A minister's (cabinet member's) function was not to DO the work but to see that it got done.

Duty was not untinged by ambition.

Even his own speeches bored him.

He had been present in their minds not as a man but as an idea.

You’ve got to get your team to not only understand your company brand, but also to understand their personal brand.

If we were perfect—if there were no remaining corruption in our hearts—there would be no fight. There would be no obstacles to overcome. We won’t fight for joy in heaven. But we are not there yet.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

An apology for the actions of some troops who, of course, are not representative of the majority of the armed forces here, I think that would have been useful and it would have helped to some extent.

Yet sometimes being a friend meant letting people do things that hurt, like putting distance between you, just because it made them happy.

We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.

Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself - and then a couple of more feet, just to be sure.

When we teach kids to follow the rules that there’s only one right answer & to avoid mistakes at all costs, we’re resigning them to average.

Our security must be threatened in order for us to appreciate it.

We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises.