Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

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

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

An expert is a man, who dosent has all the answers, but he is sure that if that he is given enough money he can find them.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.