Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

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

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.