John Taliaferro said this quote

John Hay on Lincoln: He always worked with things as they were, while never relinquishing the desire to make them better.

~ John Taliaferro

John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office requires a stronger heart and a more obedient nervous system than I possess.

~ John Taliaferro

Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid. John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt

~ John Taliaferro

Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink.

~ John Taliaferro