After our ages-long journey from savagery to civility, let's hope we haven't bought a round-trip ticket.

The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our own.

A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it.

Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

When performance exceeds ambition, the overlap is called success.

Our ego is our silent partner...too often with a controlling interest.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.