Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

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

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

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…

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side