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.

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

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

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

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Our power is in our ability to decide.