Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

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

People loan their trust, they don't give it.