My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.