Doing Nothing

Doing nothing is not an option.

Eggs

You can never have too many eggs in your fridge.

Nature

It is illogical to fight against one's own nature.

Ethics

Ethics cannot be applied selectively, to suit your mood or the circumstances, either in business or in foreign policy.

Diplomacy

In order for diplomacy to actually work and be effective, it is necessary for countries to have both formal and informal contacts with each other, as well as diplomats actually placed in situ.

Countries that do not have these arrangements, do not have a hope in hell of resolving issues diplomatically.

Offices of State

It is entirely correct and proper that Offices of State such as; the President, the Prime Minister, the King/Queen etc should be respected.

However, it is not always the case that those people who hold these offices are, or indeed should be, respected.

War By Proxy

Those nations that conduct war by proxy, in the hope of avoiding becoming directly involved, are living in a fool's paradise.

Advice For Those Who Suffer From The Heat

Eat a large Eisbein with mashed potato.

This will assist the sweating process, and provide you with much needed protein and salt.

Good Leadership

A good leader does not leave his men on the beach.

PERIOD!

Advice To Call Centres

1 Employ people who speak English

2 Employ people who do not have heavy regional accents

3 Ensure that your staff place the phone close enough to their heads, so that they can actually be heard when they are speaking

4 Shrivel up and die

Advice To Mexican Restaurants

Minced beef flavoured with chili powder, does not constitute a chili con carne.

Crisis

Crisis always presents opportunity.