Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

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