Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Keep things 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

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.