Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

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

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

You can't unscramble an egg.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.