The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

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