Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them.
Adlai E. Stevenson
Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be.
Adlai E. Stevenson
A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.
Adlai E. Stevenson
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: Protocol, Geritol, and alcohol.
Adlai E. Stevenson
In youth, everything seems possible; but we reach a point in the middle years when we realize that we are never going to reach all the shining goals we had set for ourselves, with what grace we can, to living with our ulcers and arthritis, our sense
Adlai E. Stevenson
The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.
Adlai E. Stevenson
The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
Adlai E. Stevenson
Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
Adlai E. Stevenson
Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
Adlai E. Stevenson