As a means to success, determination has this advantage over talent — that it does not have to be recognized by others. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
When I resigned, I put the U.S. Government on notice that Im going to stick to policy issues, that I have no intention of going out and blowing the cover off of the intelligence operations, that those are truly sensitive and they should not be exposed. – Scott Ritter
Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny. – Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind