Nostrength within, no respect without.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

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

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.