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

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.