The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Our errors are steps on the way.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

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

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.