King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner. Use this quote
If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great. Use this quote
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so. Use this quote
The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses. Use this quote
Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive. Use this quote
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam. Use this quote
I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. Use this quote
Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books. Use this quote
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one. Use this quote
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. Use this quote
Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged. Use this quote
It's great to want to be part of something, but it's a different thing completely to believe wholly in some type of movement, and to give everything for that something. Use this quote
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. Use this quote
After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs. Use this quote
My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with. Use this quote
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. Use this quote
I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I've got no choice but to be an all-around good person. Use this quote
I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic. Use this quote
The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that. Use this quote
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. Use this quote
