The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

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.

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