Here you would know, and enjoy, what prosperity will way of Washington. For a thousand leagues have nearly the same effect with a thousand years.
Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.
Responsibility is a unique concept. . . You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. . . If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.
The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through apathy or lack of follow-up, so a continuous effort is required.
Be ever questioning. Ignorance is not bliss. It is oblivion. You don't go to heaven if you die dumb. Become better informed. Lean from others' mistakes. You could not live long enough to make them all yourself.
I don't particularly like babies. I don't mind them for about four minutes. That's my max. After that I can't quite see what everyone's fussing about.
I'm not the most talkative guy in the world.
Having been born and raised in Washington, D. C. , you kind of absorb politics when you grow up. And it continues to be a focus of mine, probably more than what is healthy for me.
This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.