Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.