One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

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

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.