Every advantage has its tax

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

A language is like living skin itself.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

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

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.