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

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

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

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

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.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.