Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.