The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.