Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.