If he could be hard on kings and cabinets, he was invariably kind to his colleagues.

John Hay on Lincoln: "He always worked with things as they were, while never relinquishing the desire to make them better.

John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office "requires a stronger heart and a more obedient nervous system than I possess.

Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid." John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt

Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink.

John Hay points to our our history of getting lost in suffering when, "so close together were pain and antidote.

I like to introduce myself, because THEN I can get in all the facts." The usually self-deprecating John Hay on the ironic formality of signing his own commission as Secretary of State.

He had no desire to grandstand for his country or himself.

The Admiral so regrets failure, he cannot THINK of success.

In this slipshod age, we need object lessons in language and thought. – Edith Wharton on an address by John Hay

Because we have only one (life) we go about blundering along him nervous haste.

You have your God, I have my guts.

The only unavailable choice was whether or not to have Parkinson's. Everything else was up to me.

McKenzie was Caroline's primary wingman. They had matching Coach bags to prove it.

I've about decided that's the main thing that separates happy people from the other people: the feeling that you're a practical item, with a use, like a sweater or a socket wrench.

Fame is fleeting, honey. Fame is fleeting and it changes.

I'm a super-duper over-analyzer. You mix that with self-doubt and pressure, and that's never healthy.

I looked into the mirror and saw this middle-aged woman who keeps invading my face.

Modi Model of Development is more a hype than reality, and the Congress has always stood for inclusive development.

If you're always doing what you've always done, you'll never see (or become) what you could be!

Whenever I'm feeling a bit down, I always visit the local children's hospital. Knowing that those cancer-kids wont be able to live long enough to surpass me in fame just warms my heart, you know?