The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

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.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.