A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

The future comes one day at a time [so don't fear and try to solve all the worries and problems of the future today].

I have almost invariably found that charm is used as a substitute for intelligence in persons of both sexes. Thus, I have always been and will remain wary of it.

The great corrupter of public men is the ego - corrupter because distracter. Wealth, sensuality, power cannot hold a candle to it. Looking in the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.