Two things are bad for the heart - running up stairs and running down people.

If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament - disarmament follows peace.

Learn to take losses quickly and cleanly. There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man's reasoning powers. Beware of barbers, beauticians, waiters - or anyone - bringing gifts of 'inside' information or tips. Don't try to be a jack of all investment. Stick to the field you know best.

A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they arent still there, hes no longer a political leader.

Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.

One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.

I have known men who could see through the motivations of others with the skill of a clairvoyant; only to prove blind to their own mistakes. I have been one of those men.