Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

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

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

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

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.