The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

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.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.