Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

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.

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

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

Use softwords and hard arguments.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

Genius is a long impatience.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

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.