T. S. Eliot Quotes

The true value of somebody in this town is very hard to determine. It's all smoke and mirrors.

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.

Of all forms of prestige, moral prestige is the most valuable, and no statesman should forget that one of the chief elements of British power is the moral weight that is behind it.

I allow the public to believe that I have more influence with the King than I do in reality.

David Cameron has a lot of credibility and influence.

What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done?

If you're gonna pretend to be something, then you have to at least live up to what it is.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.

Never get caught acting.

It is easy to be beautiful; it is difficult to appear so.

If you're going to exude naivete, you can't really... walk out there like it's a Sting show. You can't be that well put together and then have this kind of innocent bravado.

Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.

Image is what people perceive my life to be. It's nothing like the truth.

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.

You often see politicians who try to put on a different persona; they think they should be more jolly or serious. Invariably, the persona they choose is worse than their own.

It's kinda all about image.

Style equals pretense.

It’s better to be quotable than to be honest.

The influence of the leaders is due in very small measure to the arguments they employ, but in a large degree to their prestige. The best proof of this is that, should they by any circumstance lose their prestige, their influence disappears.

It’s not only what you do in politics. It’s what you appear to do.

A leader has to “appear” consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent

Serving as Chief of Staff would be an incredible honor.

I had worked hard my entire career to establish myself as a leader. But I wasn't a leader until I was perceived as one.

Virtue is not photogenic.