A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.