In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

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.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

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.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.