A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation. That slaves however contented never know. He who has an opinion of his own, but depends on the opinion and tastes of others is a slave. War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies. The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing. A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided. They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his thumb on the scales. You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. | 
