The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

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

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

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

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!