Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

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

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.