Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

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

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist