It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.
When we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most was that things were as bad as we'd been saying they were.
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working.
We don't get offered crises, they arrive.
The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.
Part of being creative is learning how to protect your freedom. That includes freedom from avarice.
It's never just a game when you're winning.