Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind