The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters. Walter Lippmann Enemies, Opposition, Politics, Statesmen You May Also Like The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president. By Dean Acheson Bosses, Management, Politics Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. By Nikita Khrushchev Politics The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our destruction. By Aesop Enemies, Leadership, Life, Wise When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping. By Maria Callas Enemies He hasn’t an enemy in the world—but all his friends hate him. By Eddie Cantor Enemies A powerful friend becomes a powerful enemy. By East African saying Enemies You May Also Like from Walter Lippmann Many a time have I wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed. By Walter Lippmann Belief, Funny, Know yourself, Silence It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. By Walter Lippmann Intelligent, Meaningful, Wisdom When all think alike, then no one is thinking. By Walter Lippmann Groupthink, Independent, Thinking, Thought It is possible to be a sage in some things and a child in others, to be at once ferocious and retarded, shrewd and foolish, serene and irritable. By Walter Lippmann Comforting, Good, Sad The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal. By Walter Lippmann Ideas The final test of leadership is that he leaves behind in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. By Walter Lippmann Great leadership, Inspirational, Leadership, Motivational, Uplifting
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president. By Dean Acheson Bosses, Management, Politics
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. By Nikita Khrushchev Politics
The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our destruction. By Aesop Enemies, Leadership, Life, Wise
Many a time have I wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed. By Walter Lippmann Belief, Funny, Know yourself, Silence
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. By Walter Lippmann Intelligent, Meaningful, Wisdom
When all think alike, then no one is thinking. By Walter Lippmann Groupthink, Independent, Thinking, Thought
It is possible to be a sage in some things and a child in others, to be at once ferocious and retarded, shrewd and foolish, serene and irritable. By Walter Lippmann Comforting, Good, Sad
The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal. By Walter Lippmann Ideas
The final test of leadership is that he leaves behind in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. By Walter Lippmann Great leadership, Inspirational, Leadership, Motivational, Uplifting
