One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers

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.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.