A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

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

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.