We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Stability is not immobility

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.