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.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

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

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.