Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

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

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

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