I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

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

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.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the