Truman, on persuasion

If you cannot convince them, confuse them.

~ Harry S Truman

Speak Selectively

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

~ D. H. Lawrence

What are *rules* for?

Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.
~ Thomas A. Edison

Let the government take care of us

If the government is big enough to give you everything you want, it is big enough to take away everything you have.
~ Gerald Ford