The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.