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Dean Acheson

Dean Acheson

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Born Tuesday, 30 November -0001
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Quotes by Dean Acheson

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A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Uncategorized
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others Uncategorized
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. Uncategorized
The thing to remember is that that the future comes one day at a time. Uncategorized
We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation. Uncategorized
Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. Uncategorized
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president. Uncategorized
The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured. Uncategorized
The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office. Uncategorized
The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem. Uncategorized
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. Uncategorized
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. Uncategorized
Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. Uncategorized
It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake. Uncategorized
If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past. Uncategorized
I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office. Uncategorized
I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured. Uncategorized
Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role. Uncategorized
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. Uncategorized
Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed. Uncategorized