I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I often tell students that It is very important in life to be able to distinguish between the headlines and the trend lines. If the trend lines are bad, all the happy headlines in the world won't make things come out well. And if the trend lines are not as bad as the headlines, you should wake up every morning full of optimism and be content with the trend lines until the headlines catch up.

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest perfection, as attendants in the retinue of strong passions.

Mix carefully truth and deceit, you have politics

Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.