Anempty sack cannot stand up.

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 state with defective laws will have defective morals.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.