To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

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

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

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

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.