“Being on the inside could be an addiction”

“It is difficult to trust someone not raised to doctrine.”

“He had been around politicians for a long time, and he was prepared for some outburst.”

“They loved the sound of their own voices. No decision would be reached anytime soon.”

“In a crisis, time was always the enemy.”

“Better to wait actively than passively.”

“If you are interested in equality at all costs, you should never have gone looking for your power in the first place. Holding authority with integrity is more important than making others feel good.”

“If you want to get good in Leadership, you probably should start reading the bible.”

“I dont see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.”

“Diplomacy "was like a card game. The difference was that you never really knew the value of the cards in your own hand.”

“We're fascinated by the words--but where we meet is in the silence behind them.”

“Diplomacy "was like a card game. The difference was that you never really knew the value of the cards in your own hand.”

“People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others.”

“All good writing is persuasive writing; persuading the reader to buy what you're selling, to side with you, to believe the tales you tell.”

“Yet it is folly to argue against determined hardness; eloquence may strike the ear, and the language of sorrow draw forth the tear of compassion, but nothing can reach the heart that is steeled wit...”