Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.