In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...