Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

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

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.