He understands badly who listens badly.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important