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

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Ittakes time to save time.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

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

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.