At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

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

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

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.