William V. Shannon Quotes
- Experience suggests that the first rule of politics is never to say never. The ingenious human capacity for maneuver and compromise may make acceptable tomorrow…
- Supreme egotism and utter seriousness are necessary for the greatest accomplishment, and these the Irish find hard to sustain; at some point, the instinct to…
- Parents who do not persevere in rearing their children according to their own convictions are not leaving them 'free' to develop on their own. Instead,…
- What is actually happening is often less important than what appears to be happening.