“Patton would have said a warmer goodbye to his horse, The author writes on Eisenhower's cold dismissal of his wartime lover.” DisciplineAffection Book:Eisenhower in War and Peace Source: Eisenhower in War and Peace
“When warned on one occasion that the unions might become too powerful, he was quoted as replying, "Too powerful for what?" His attitude was that their power should prove an antidote for that of big business.” LaborUnionsNonfictionBiography Book:FDR Source: FDR
“The answer was regulation. But don't call it regulation, said Roosevelt. "If we call the method regulation, people will hold up their hands in horror and say 'UnAmerican' or 'dangerous.' But if we call the same process co-operation these same old fogeys will cry out 'well done.” LaborUnionsNonfictionBiography Book:FDR Source: FDR
“Always a good listener, FDR was at his best in these exchanges. "I want you to feel that you can come to me at any time in my office," he was soon telling union spokesmen, "and we can talk matters over. Let's get together for I need you to teach me your business and show me what's going on.” LaborUnionsNonfictionBiography Book:FDR Source: FDR
“John Marshall on writing: The man who by seeking embellishment hazards confusion, is greatly mistaken in what constitutes good writing. The meaning ought never to be mistaken. Indeed, the reader should never be obliged to search for it.” Supreme CourtWriting AdviceJohn Marshall Book:John Marshall: Definer of a Nation Source: John Marshall: Definer of a Nation
“As proof that HOW we see things matters, Gen. Montgomery took a preprepared text that had been deemed an innocuous complement to his American troops and delivered it in such a way that his condescension prompted more division than unity.” AttitudeMannerismsNonverbal Communication Book:Eisenhower in War and Peace Source: Eisenhower in War and Peace
“Rice assumed her duty was to translate Bush's instincts and intuition into policy. Instincts and intuition are a poor substitute for reasoned analysis. [...] "He was feeling his way," said Cheney.” PresidentLeadershipGeorge W BushIncompetency Book:Bush Source: Bush
“Ike was like a giant umbrella. He absorbed what was coming down from above, shielded his commanders from higher authority, and about them to fight the war without excessive second-guessing.” LeadershipMiddle Management Book:Eisenhower in War and Peace Source: Eisenhower in War and Peace
“Jealousy knows no logic, nor does it respect reciprocity.” KnowsDoeLogicReciprocity Book:Eisenhower in War and Peace Source: Eisenhower in War and Peace
“The Italian government, a free French newspaper tartly observed, never finished a war on the same side it started on – unless the war lasted long enough to change sides twice.” LongWarEnoughGovernmentSidesFinishedNewspapersItalian Author:Jean Edward Smith
“Author says that, while Eisenhower had other intellectual mentors, he learned how to lead men from Gen. Walter Krueger. Krueger was the first American enlisted man to rise to four-star general, and he so identified with those he led that he once invited a sentry out of the rain and gave him his own dry uniform.” MenFirstsStarsFourIntellectualRainDryMentorUniformsInvitedEnlisted Author:Jean Edward Smith