Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.