War is nothing but the continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.
—Carl von Clausewitz (Prussian General)
A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
—Charles M. Schwab (American Businessperson)
You can always tell when a man is a great way from God—when he is always talking about himself, how good he is.
—Dwight L. Moody (Christian Religious Leader)
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.
—John W. Gardner (American Activist)
In the herb of the field, as well as in the stars of heaven, the finger of God is clearly to be traced.
—James Edward Smith (English Botanist)
Too often new ideas are studied and analyzed until they are suffocated.
—C. William Pollard (American Businessman, Author)
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.
—Allen Klein (American Author)
Hunger makes a thief of any man.
—Pearl S. Buck (American Novelist)
Who would not give a trifle to prevent what he would give a thousand worlds to cure?
—Edward Young (English Poet)
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
—Andre Maurois (French Novelist, Biographer)
I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an “Honest Man.”
—George Washington (American Head of State)
When the flatterer pipes, then the devil dances.
—Thomas Fuller (English Cleric, Historian)
To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.
—David Viscott (American Psychiatrist, Author)
The one word that makes a good manager—decisiveness.
—Lee Iacocca (American Businessperson)