I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

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

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

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

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.