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.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

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

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.