Silence is the ultimate weapon of power. |
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word. |
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him. |
The best of men / That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer, / A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, / The first true gentleman that ever breathed. |
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. |
The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men. |
The church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back |
The graveyards are full of indispensable men. |
The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects. |
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines. |
The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed. |
The sword is the axis of the world, and grandeur is indivisible. |
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks. |
There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt. |
There is no one person in the Bush administration who is indispensable — with the exception of the president. Graveyards are full of indispensable people. |