We arethe prisoners of ideas.

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

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.