The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

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