The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.