The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.