Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Renown and repose do not go together.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.