Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

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 have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.