Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

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

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.