Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.