Middendorff Well Quotes & Sayings

[M]onarchy was, or ought to be, not so much absolute as mitigated by the principle of ius politicum, supporting a mixed polity partaking of elements both royal and political, which is to say, popular and representative. — Patrick Collinson

Attack politics costs us dearly in terms of insight into the candidates. In a presidential campaign, the focus is so tight that the politicians are afraid to say anything that hasn't been scripted. — Jack Germond

Every time we give in to selfishness and say "No" to God, we spoil his loving plan for us. — Pope Francis

After all, there is nothing but failure. — Thomas Bernhard

You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions ... You may find you can get away with virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, virtual everything. — William J. Clinton

Passion is passion. It's a sort of madness and possession of what you do or what you think. This is the difference of life: passion and commerce, which most of the people know as "P.C." But people have just got "C" now instead of "P." — Manolo Blahnik

To hear Alice Keppel talk about her escape from France, one would think she had swum the Channel, with her maid between her teeth. — Ronald Greville

I just don't think most people put myself and Robert Frost in the same category. — Bob Newhart