There is no lasting hope in violence, only temporary relief from hopelessness.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all.

The fullness or emptiness of life will be measured by the extent to which a man feels that he has an impact on the lives of others.

It is the natural desire of each nation to use the other as an instrument of its own purposes and policies. By dint of our mutual dependence, your influence is amplified by our power. Our power is made more responsible and more effective by your influence.

It won't make for a quiet life but it will make for an interesting paper vastly more significant because it is doing something only a daily paper can do.

We all live in a televised goldfish bowl.