Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

What isthe shortest word in the English language that contains the letters: abcdef? Answer: feedback. Don't forget that feedback isone of the essential elements of good communication.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.