In Washington, the venerable were often vulnerable.

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.

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

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

Lupe Fiasco is kinda cool. I like him a lot.

Before, you are wise; after, you are wise. In between you are otherwise.

To pursue knowledge is obligatory on every believing man and woman.

I really love and it is important to me to be physically fit.

There is no need to increase the taxes. India can run without troubling the citizens.

I already enjoy cooking. I like different flavors and putting different things together and really like taking normal recipes to a higher level.

I'm feeling incredibly Botox-tempted as my face collapses around my shoulders.

THE JOY OF DISCIPLINE OR THE PAIN OF REGRET, WHICH WILL IT BE TODAY?

These days, everything is magnified very quickly by the media - the slightest slip can turn into a catastrophe.