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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Simplicity is the spring of heart.

Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values.

Let me sum it up for ya: We got some people who work for a living, and we got some people who vote for a living.

The Inhabitants of Carolina, thro' the Richness of the Soil, live an easy and pleasant Life.

I honestly think being single's great. Being in a relationship's great. It's all about the timing.

Treaties are observed as long as they are in harmony with interests.

British education is probably the best in the world, if you can survive it. If you can't there is nothing left for you but the diplomatic corps.

Worry about him? I never even heard of him.

I like visual imagery in my head.

Holy Moses on a pogo stick!!