Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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

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

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

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

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.