A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

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

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.