Jousting with an obvious hoodlum couldn't hurt.

While JFK had made the sale on a political level, he had not yet completed it on an emotional one.

Organizing a coup was not the same as wanting one.

John F. Kennedy responded, as he often did when at his best, skillfully mixing dollops of wit with, self-deprecation, and the principle of not-really-going-near-the-question.

Nixon was by nature a excluder. Halderman like to exclude people. When Nixon's need met Halderman's abilities, you had the most perfect formula for disaster. – Jim Shepley

Richard Nixon coveted, to the point of obsession, a controversy-free, stage-managed coronation.

Nixon wanted view and advice brought to him through intermediaries. He wanted information filtered as it came to him – and he wanted his filters to filter his will back to those whom he must direct.

Eisenhower on LBJ: "He hadn't got the depth of mind nor the breath vision to carry great responsibility.

Henry Cabot Lodge was like medicine, good for you, but hard to take. – Teddy White

The author's alliterative description of politics since the 1960 presidential debates: "Government by Gotcha".

Jack Kennedy protected a mature and presidential image – tough, yet not unduly combative.

Just because others don't understand your journey doesn't mean you're not on the right one. After all, it is YOURS!

Train leaders in behaviors that promote trust and respect. Bust existing silos and focus on what’s best for the project.

Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.

Small things lead to big changes.

Shakespeare was naturally learned; he needed not the spectacles of the books to read nature; he looked inward, and found her there.

My husband says I can do anything I put my mind to, but the truth i, the only thing I want to do is act.

I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life.

You can be a very charitable capitalist. Like [Nicola] Sarkozy was saying, we have to 'moralise capitalism', which for me is a contradiction in terms.

It really is true that you are what you are and where you are because of what has gone into your mind, and you can change what you are and where you are by changing what goes into your mind.