A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

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

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

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.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.