At the time it seriously troubled me, but in drafting me as Marshall Plan Administrator, President Truman did as great a favor for me as one man can do for another. It opened my eyes to many things of which… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“The battle had been as hideous as you might expect between one side who were simply not afraid to die and another who regarded… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“...the older I get, the more I believe that if love is to be judged by most of its visible effects, it looks more… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“You should never tell your best friend anything you wouldn´t be prepared to tell your worst enemy.” — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“That's how the world is, and there is nothing an insignificant nobody like you, or even a significant somebody like me, can do about… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“That was a rhetorical question, one asked solely to produce an effect and not elicit a reply.” — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“To be sociable is a risky thing—even fatal—because it means being in contact with people, most of whom are dull, perverse and ignorant and… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
If there was to be a new Europe, there not only had to be a common market, but also great mobility in labor. — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“The wicked have weakness other than their willingness to kill and maim. Even the bleakest, cruelest soul can have its tender spots. Even the… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Listen. The Sanctuary of the Redeemers on Shotover Scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
The Europeans had made two promises to the United States if Marshall Plan help was forthcoming. The first promise was maximum self-help on the… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Until two days ago what had driven him was the will to survive: deep, animal, full of rage—but always part of him had not… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
As far as we were concerned, we were operators, we were administrators. I don't ever recall going to Dean Acheson and asking for any… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
There are times we are givers, but others time we have to let others give to us. — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
