It is now well known, however, that men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.

No king or minister could have instructed Newton to discover the law of gravity, for they did not know and could not know that there was such a law to discover. No Treasury official told Fleming to discover penicillin. Nor was Rutherford instructed to split the atom by a certain date.

The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation.

Perfection of planning is a symptom of decay. During a period of exciting discovery or progress, there is no time to plan the perfect headquarters.

Expenditures rise to meet income.

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

The basic quality for the diplomat is not intelligence but loyalty.