Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...