Throughconflict we get to unity.

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

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

A language is like living skin itself.

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

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.