Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

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

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

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

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

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.