Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

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

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

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

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges