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

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

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.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.