WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

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

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp