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- In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.
- Paul Dirac (1902 - 1984)
- Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
- There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
- General Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964)
- War is based on deception.
- Sun-Tzu (~400 BC)
- To secure peace is to prepare for war.
- Carl von Clausewitz
- When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
- Lao Tse
- Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace.
- Frederick W. Taylor
- Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
- Martin Fraquhar Tupper
- Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.
- Gail Godwin
- Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.
- Robert Orben
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