Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Our errors are steps on the way.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

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