Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Genius is a long impatience.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…