Book Quote by Meghan McCain

It is remarkable, but on the whole, perhaps, not to be lamented, that the world is so unkind to a new book. Any distinguished…

— Henry David Thoreau

Foreign relations is an open book-- generally a checkbook.

— Will Rogers

It is a generally received opinion that there are too many books in the world already. I cannot, however, subscribe to any Institution that…

— Mary Kingsley

And that's why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if people in this nation understood what our foreign policy…

— John Perkins

I also read a lot of nonfiction. I just got "Nixonland" by Rick Perlstein. I felt like what with everything that is going on…

— Laila Lalami

“What is novel is a president who wishes to maintain, while in office, a personal security force which during his campaign used force against…

— Timothy Snyder

American books reflect our common heritage with many other nations and their influence upon our culture. The influences are endless, linking us with the…

— Robert Kennedy

Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself…

— Lawrence Block

Only men of considerable vanity write books; consistently therewith, I worried lest the world were exchanging an irreplaceable author for a more easily purchased…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

I suspect any serious reader has a first great book, just the way anybody has a first kiss.

— Michael Cunningham

“It's time for us to reassess our diplomatic playbook and adopt a more pragmatic and effective strategy for navigating the intricate web of global…

— Dipti Dhakul

Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.

— Richard Holbrooke