Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

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

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man