Richard Stengel Quotes & Sayings

The government's assertion that it must be unhindered in protecting our security can camouflage the desire to increase Executive power, while the press's cry of the public's right to know can mask a quest for competitive advantage or a hidden animus. Neither the need to protect our security nor the public's right to know is a blank check. — Richard Stengel

If we can teach a teacher we can reach more people. — Richard Stengel

Courage is not the absence of fear — Richard Stengel

The number of great museums and nonprofits versus the number of corporate headquarters is incredibly out of whack. — Richard Stengel

By maturity, he meant that he learned to control those more youthful impulses, not that he was no longer stung or hurt or angry. It is not that you always know what to do or how to do it, it is that you are able to tamp down the emotions and anxieties that get in the way of seeing the world as it is. You can see through them, and that will see you through. — Richard Stengel