“Diplomacy is seduction in another guise, Mr. Adams. One improves with practice.”

“He had been brought up to it from a boy, his father, as I have heard, accustoming his children to dispute with one another for his diversion, while sitting at the table after dinner, but I think the practice was not wise; for, in the course of my observation, these disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.”

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”

“If you eat one another, I don't see why we may not eat you.”

“The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary.”

“Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don't have brains enough to be honest.”

“All highly competent people continually search for ways to keep learning, growing, and improving. They do that by asking WHY. After all, the person who knows HOW will always have a job, but the person who knows WHY will always be the boss.”