It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

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

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

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.