There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

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

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.