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

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho