Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

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

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.