Information is a negotiator's greatest weapon.

No radiant pearl which crested Fortune wears, No gem that twinkling hangs from Beauty's ears, Not the bright stars which Night's blue arch adorn, Nor rising suns that gild the vernal morn, Shine with such lustre as the tear that flows Down Virtue's manly cheek for others' woes.

Erasmus Darwin

The most splendid achievment of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.

Denis Waitley

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train.

Oscar Wilde

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.

Jesus Christ

But if our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security. That is not, as our military friends say, a 'robust strategy.'

Mitch Daniels

For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like 'Blue Kentucky Girl,' by Emmylou Harris, and 'Off the Wall,' by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's 'Purple Rain' - it just can't be done!

Connie Britton

Bosnia is under my skin. It's the place you cannot leave behind. I was obsessed by the nightmare of it all there was this sense of guilt, and an anger that has become something much deeper over these last years.

Paddy Ashdown

I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times.

John F. Kennedy

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down

George Eliot

Ben Says: To all of the children of today...Work hard

Timothy Pina

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

John Wooden

When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s, I thought, what a wonderful marriage this was, biology and anthropology. I was around 16 years old when I made this particular choice of academic pursuit.

Donald Johanson