He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

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

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.