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

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

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

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.