No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

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

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