It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

The property of power is to protect.

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

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.