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

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

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains