Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

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.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.