The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

The comforter's head never aches.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They