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

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

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

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.