Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

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

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.