A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

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

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.