Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid." John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt

John Hay on Lincoln: "He always worked with things as they were, while never relinquishing the desire to make them better.

John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office "requires a stronger heart and a more obedient nervous system than I possess.

Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink.

John Hay points to our our history of getting lost in suffering when, "so close together were pain and antidote.

I like to introduce myself, because THEN I can get in all the facts." The usually self-deprecating John Hay on the ironic formality of signing his own commission as Secretary of State.

He had no desire to grandstand for his country or himself.

If he could be hard on kings and cabinets, he was invariably kind to his colleagues.

The Admiral so regrets failure, he cannot THINK of success.

In this slipshod age, we need object lessons in language and thought. – Edith Wharton on an address by John Hay

Because we have only one (life) we go about blundering along him nervous haste.

You mean you’re not God? Nooo, say it isn’t so!

If we learn more than the doctor in areas of value to our health, it is our duty to apply this knowledge to the betterment of ourselves and our families.

But when the 'Glee' audition came around, my manager literally had to talk me into it. I was petrified to sing in front of anyone.

Good moods’re as fragile as eggs...Bad moods’re as fragile as bricks.

I've always felt we weren't physical enough on the back line. Now there's a no - parking sign in front of our net.

The rest were vulgar deaths unknown to fame.

I'm on the front line and I am a rapper.

If you want to be angry at Gore, be angry at him for not fighting harder in Florida.

My dream jobs would be Italian 'Vogue' and anything with Chanel!

Gary Numan had a huge influence on both my music and my style. He had his own unique fashion sense - that futuristic space style. It was out there.