Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Keep things 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

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.