“But it is the mark of a leader, to hold all possibilities, even the unpleasant—even the unthinkable.”

“I wonder if anybody else feels this way, if anyone in here is as scared as I am. Are they as sad and angry and confused and ashamed? Is that even possible? Is it even possible for one building to hold all that pain?”

“Politics is a strong and slow boring of hard boards. It takes both passion and perspective. Certainly all historical experience confirms the truth - that man would not have attained the possible unless time and again he had reached out for the impossible. But to do that a man must be a leader, and not only a leader but a hero as well, in a very sober sense of the word. And even those who are neither leaders nor heroes must arm themselves with that steadfastness of heart which can brave even the crumbling of all hopes. This is necessary right now, or else men will not be able to attain even that which is possible today.”

“The truth is that God is to be found in all things--even and most especially in the painful, tragic and unpleasant things.”

“Be a Strong Leader, Even If You Follow a Weak Leader”

“Of all the evenings it is possible to spend, a companionable evening with friends is the best.”