It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

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

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

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

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.