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Rachel Donaldson Jackson: To tell you...

Rachel Donaldson Jackson: To tell you...

To tell you of this city, I would not do justice to the subject. The extravagance is in dressing and running to...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: [I want] minimum...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: [I want] minimum...

[I want] minimum information given with maximum politeness.

Source: Instructions to...

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William J Bennett: Most certification today...

William J Bennett: Most certification today...

Most certification today is pure credentialism. [It] must begin to reflect our demand for excellence, not our...

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Henry Kissinger: I am being...

Henry Kissinger: I am being...

I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: The essence of...

Eleanor Holmes Norton: The essence of...

The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the...

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Rufus Choate: Happy is he...

Rufus Choate: Happy is he...

Happy is he who has laid up in his youth, and held fast in all fortune, a genuine and passionate love for...

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Henry McNeal Turner: I am a...

Henry McNeal Turner: I am a...

I am a member of this body. Therefore, sir, I shall neither fawn nor cringe before any party, nor stoop to beg . . . I...

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Carl Stokes: I knew my...

Carl Stokes: I knew my...

I knew my own situation, my own town, and I knew I had it in my hand. Once I got it, I knew I could do things that no...

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Demosthenes: As a vessel...

Demosthenes: As a vessel...

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not, so men are proved by their speeches whether they be...

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Demosthenes: Beware lest in...

Demosthenes: Beware lest in...

Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.

Source: In Wisdom of...

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Lena Horne: It's ill-becoming for...

Lena Horne: It's ill-becoming for...

It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we...

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Sam Ervin: I'm not going...

Sam Ervin: I'm not going...

I'm not going to let anybody come down at night like Nicodemus and whisper something in my ear that no one else can...

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Barack Obama: We need to...

Barack Obama: We need to...

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be...

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Edward Koch: You punch me,...

Edward Koch: You punch me,...

You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching...

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Jack Kemp: Democracy is not...

Jack Kemp: Democracy is not...

Democracy is not a mathematical deduction proved once and for all time. Democracy is a just faith fervently held,...

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Ann Richards: There is a...

Ann Richards: There is a...

There is a lot more to life than just struggling to make money.

Source: CBS -...

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Henry Clay: Let him who...

Henry Clay: Let him who...

Let him who elevates himself above humanity . . . say, if he pleases, I will never compromise; but let no one who is...

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Henry Clay: Of all human...

Henry Clay: Of all human...

Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of...

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Augustine Birrell: Reading is not...

Augustine Birrell: Reading is not...

Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.

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Franklin Pierce: There's nothing left...

Franklin Pierce: There's nothing left...

There's nothing left . . . but to get drunk.

Source: When asked what a President...

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