Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

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

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

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

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him