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

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.