Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.