Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.
Only some people get what they want. Those are the people who show up to get it.
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.
The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.