Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at…

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Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will...

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will...

Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy.

Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy.

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right...

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because...

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because...

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and...

Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and...

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do...

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do...

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

In most communities it is illegal to cry fire in a crowded assembly. Should it...

In most communities it is illegal to cry fire in a crowded assembly. Should it...

Ankles are nearly always neat and good-looking, but knees are nearly always not.

Ankles are nearly always neat and good-looking, but knees are nearly always not.

War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Only Americans can hurt America.

Only Americans can hurt America.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history...

People come and go, but God won't let us go.

People come and go, but God won't let us go.

It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen...

It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen...

In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.

In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.