Being humble could be dangerous. Humility may be mistaken for submission.

Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services. 

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego go with it.

I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.

Nay, do not grieve the' life be full of sadness, Dawn will not veil her splendour for your grief, Nor spring deny their bright, appointed beauty To lotus blossoms and Ashoka leaf.

Corruption may affect our body as well as our mind.

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

Some appointments end up in disappointment.

There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible. 

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Throughout my career, I learned plenty about war on the battlefield, but I learned even more about the importance of finding peace. And that is what the State Department and U.S.A.I.D. do: prevent the wars that we can avoid so that we fight only the ones we must.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.