The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

Every advantage has its tax

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

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.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Keepthings 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

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.