Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

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

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.