A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

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

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.