“Kennedy saw the presidency as the vital center of government, and a pr...” — Robert Dallek Quote

“Kennedy saw the presidency as the vital center of government, and a president's primary goal as galvanizing commitments to constructive change. He aimed to move the country and the world toward a more peaceful future, not just through legislation but through inspiration.”

“Besieged by lawsuits that threatened to engulf almost everyone at the White House, Clinton assistants shunned paper or e-mail records of their daily deliberations. One told me that he would go down the hall to confer with his division chief face to face rather than discuss an issue on the telephone.”

“I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting.”

“I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.”

“For our purposes as human beings, the mind is the center of everything.”