John Taliaferro Quotes & Sayings

William Nelson Cromwell. Whether Beers went to the United — John Taliaferro

He did not so much follow his father's example as his father's vision. — John Taliaferro

He had no desire to grandstand for his country or himself. — John Taliaferro

Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink. — John Taliaferro

The poet is poor, but the orator is made by cultivation." Horace — John Taliaferro

Henry Adams observes that John Hay has the ability to take the world as a whole rather than pulling it to pieces in criticism. He also observes that, in the routine of a stressful job, this perspective is challenged — John Taliaferro

The Admiral so regrets failure, he cannot THINK of success. — John Taliaferro

Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid." John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt — John Taliaferro

John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office "requires a stronger heart and a more obedient nervous system than I possess. — John Taliaferro

The author observes that the friendship of John Hay and Charles Francis Adams benefited from a physical distance that required correspondence, meaning that feelings only implied in person had to be explicitly expressed. — John Taliaferro

In Washington, the venerable were often vulnerable. — John Taliaferro

Beaten armies always shout, "TREASON! — John Taliaferro

If he could be hard on kings and cabinets, he was invariably kind to his colleagues. — John Taliaferro

My natural pessimism now works on Hay's natural pessimism until we are both quite out of our minds." Henry Adams — John Taliaferro

Because we have only one (life) we go about blundering along him nervous haste. — John Taliaferro

John Hay on Lincoln: "He always worked with things as they were, while never relinquishing the desire to make them better. — John Taliaferro

When we get to Heaven, we can try a monarchy, perhaps." John Hay — John Taliaferro

John Hay points to our our history of getting lost in suffering when, "so close together were pain and antidote. — John Taliaferro

He found Washington at once august and disgusting. — John Taliaferro

I like to introduce myself, because THEN I can get in all the facts." The usually self-deprecating John Hay on the ironic formality of signing his own commission as Secretary of State. — John Taliaferro