A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.
Quote by Dean Acheson about writers
Quotes by Dean Acheson
22 quotes by Dean Acheson
Dean Acheson, American Statesman
Was born on 11 apr 1893. Died on 12 oct 1971, at 78 years old.
Origin country: United States
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
Quote by Dean Acheson about philosophy, future, day, time
Between 9 and 10 AM the American radio is concerned almost exclusively with love. It seems a little like ending breakfast with a stiff bourbon.
Quote by Dean Acheson about love, americans
If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past.
Quote by Dean Acheson about present, past, art, magic
Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
Quote by Dean Acheson about common sense, sense
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
Quote by Dean Acheson about politics, common sense, sense
No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.
Quote by Dean Acheson about liberty, enemies, history, thinking, people
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
Quote by Dean Acheson about opinion, future, things, day, time
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.
Quote by Dean Acheson about politics
The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.
Quote by Dean Acheson about attention, public, man
The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.
Quote by Dean Acheson about things
Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of foot-binding.
Quote by Dean Acheson about advertising, habits, affair, time
