A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book. They've been ex-teammates for years now.
Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is in the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.
If I missed my moment, I missed my moment. I mean, I wasn't pining to be president of the United States.
Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.
I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.
Increasingly, the state system has been eroding. Terrorists have exploited this weakness by burrowing into the state system in order to attack it.
Strong growth means increased use of energy at a pace that can strain the capacity to supply what is needed at a reasonable price.
We changed our image. At least when we ran out on the field or broke the huddle, we would look like winners.
How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?
In my mind, the re-election of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the other side, was so much more important that I put it in just that context.
Nitrogen fertilizer is used on all crops produced in this country, but it is a key plant nutrient to produce corn a critical crop to Illinois farmers.
I was born in Champaign in 1918. From the neighborhood elementary and intermediate schools, I went to the University High School in the twin city, Urbana.
Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in.
Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were perfect for Lyndon Johnson: 220 million against 18 million, water buffalo and all. No risk, really.
And each of these perspectives comes to the same conclusion, which is that our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.
Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.
But we can also take the radical view that the test of an economy has to do with the extent to which it is providing everybody with a decent means of living.
