The property of power is to protect.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

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