My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

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

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

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!

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant