Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

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.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

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

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.