The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

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

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.