The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.

It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

My own view is that every company requires a long-term view.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

E.M

I wanted to project myself forward to age 80 and say, 'OK, I'm looking back on my life. I want to minimize the number of regrets I have.'