James Reston

“Nations, like individuals, have to limit their objectives or take the consequences.”

“This was a great year for preventive worrying. Seldom in recent history have so many people worried about so many things that didn't happen in the end.”

“This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.”

“This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.”

“Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.”