You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

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

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.