Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

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

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.