Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

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

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.