Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.