Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.