The stories we don’t tell are the ones that haunt us the most.
The success of any political system depends on its ability to generate legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.
Never be the brightest person in the room; if you are, you're in the wrong room.
A man's character is his fate.
The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men—who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication.