If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Remember when feminisit movements were something men gathered on street corners to admire as the girls strolled by

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.