Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

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 are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

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

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

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

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

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much