Some Woodrow Wilson quotes that may or may not be applicable:

¦ "If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience." (Mrs. Peck had a dog named Paget Montmorenci Vere de Vere. In her autobiography she wrote that one of Mr. Wilson's faults was that he didn't like dogs.)

¦ "Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide."

¦ "At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without restraint or misgiving."

¦ "Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing or swelling."