Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

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

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.