Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

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.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Keep things 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

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.