An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

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