Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

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

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.