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

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A room without books is a body without soul

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

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.