Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

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

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

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...

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.