Power never takes two weeks off. Power takes long weekends.

Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.

I have a theory that since everyone is always dieting, no one at a convention dinner ever eats the potatoes. Therefore, they go back to the kitchen uneaten. And the next night they reappear at another convention. Therefore, one should never eat the potatoes. Who knows? They may be six or seven years old.

Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.

Always hire people who are better than you. Hiring dummies is shortsighted. You can't move up the ladder until everyone is comfortable with your replacement.

Women on the way up generally fail to win popularity contests. The only compensation is that once you're there you will become very well liked.

Letters remind us that when we write we can bring back the best of times, even make time stand still, if only for a few minutes.